Folding iPhone may start mass production this fall

The first folding iPhone may start mass production this fall, shares the Ming-chu-kuo analystS According to the Quo, the production of Apple’s folding device should start with full force in September or October, and the smartphone itself should appear next year, along with the iPhone 18 series.

The Korean analyst also says that, although many of the components of the device have not yet been finalized, the most important part of the phone has already been selected, namely the display. It will be manufactured by Samsung Display and is expected to be the first in the world with no visible fold.

According to rumors, so far, in the folded position we can expect a diagonal of 5.5 ”, and in about 7.8 ”. The form will be of the type “a book, ” Similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series, while the thickness of is expected to reach 4.5 mm. In unfolded between 9 and 9.5 mm in the folded position.

The folding iPhone should include cameras under the display as well as the Touch ID system. However, Faceid seems to be missed, the reason for this is most likely to be in the absence of enough space, at least in the first generation of the device.

As for market expectations and price, Quo has not once mentioned that the smartphone will be priced between $ 2000 and $ 2500, with initial estimated sales being more conservative and amounting to between 15 and 20 million units for the first three years.