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.