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Apple Explores Flip-Style Foldable as New 'iPhone Fold' Specs Leak

Reports point to a book-style model targeted for September 2026 with details remaining unconfirmed.

Overview

  • Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is evaluating a square flip-style foldable iPhone, and its release is still uncertain.
  • The reporting indicates Apple's first foldable is expected around September 2026 as a book-style device with a large internal display.
  • A separate leak claims the inward-folding model shifts the volume keys to the top-right, keeps power with Touch ID and an AI camera button on the right, and locates the motherboard on that side.
  • The leaker says freeing the left edge for screen structure and battery allows the largest battery capacity yet in an iPhone.
  • Claimed specifications include a 7.8-inch inner screen, a 5.5-inch outer display, roughly 9 mm closed thickness, a single punch-hole front camera, dual rear cameras, and an A20 Pro chip said to use TSMC's 2 nm WMCM packaging.