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Apple Advances Foldable iPhone and iPad Prototypes

The tech giant explores clamshell-style designs and faces engineering challenges, with no confirmed release date.

  • Apple is reportedly developing prototypes for foldable iPhones and iPads, focusing on clamshell-style designs.
  • The foldable devices are in early development stages, with no plans for mass production in 2024 or 2025.
  • Engineering challenges include achieving a thin form factor, addressing durability concerns, and eliminating the display crease.
  • Apple has discussed component orders with manufacturers for two different sizes of foldable iPhones.
  • The company's first foldable device might be an iPad, considered less risky than launching a foldable iPhone first.
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