According to the latest news shared by tipster Dylandkt, Apple is experimenting with multiple foldable iPhone prototypes. It’s just that these foldable iPhones may not appear in the near future, just because Apple believes that current foldable display technology is still immature and there are still concerns about the current market for foldable smartphones.
Dylandkt said on Twitter that Apple is working on possible future devices, but the foldable display technology is not advanced enough and there are still too many compromises to deal with. Before releasing a foldable iPhone, Apple wants to make sure that the foldable design is not a regression from the current form factor of the iPhone, which could indeed happen if there are display life and quality issues due to the folding feature.
3/3 While other manufactures are iterating on products that are seemingly in beta, Apple is keen on making sure that the design is not a regression from the current form factor of the iPhone. They are interested in playing the long game to see how the technology progresses.
— Dylan (@dylandkt) January 6, 2022
Dylandkt comments indicate that Apple’s foldable smartphones continue to wait and see the technique, but other rumors suggest that Apple may release a collapsible fastest iPhone in 2023. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in May 2021 that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone with an 8-inch flexible OLED QHD+ display that will be released in 2023.
Display analyst Ross Young said in December that Apple “would not release a foldable iPhone until 2023 at the earliest,” with 2024 a more likely target date. Bloomberg said in early 2021 that Apple has begun “early work” on an iPhone with a foldable display, indicating that there are still several years of development.