Summarizing the revelations from many parties, it is basically certain.Apple will release its first foldable iPhone in September next year, which will appear on the same stage as the iPhone 18 Pro series.The blogger "Digital Chat Station" revealed the latest progress of the engineering machine. The machine will adopt a "wide folding" solution, which is similar to the proportions of Huawei Pura X.
Based on previous revelations, the screen plan for folding iPhone is as follows:
External screen: 5.5 inches,The resolution is 2088×1422, the pixel density is 460PPI, and it adopts HIAA hole-punch camera design. The opening is ultra-small, and the proportion is close to that of a regular iPhone, satisfying daily quick operations.
Internal screen: 7.8 inches,The resolution is 2713×1920, the ratio is 4:3, the pixel density is 428PPI, and the UPC under-screen proactive solution is used to achieve a hole-free effect.
In addition, Apple has also created a very powerful hinge, achieving a "nearly crease-free" inner screen effect through a built-in metal stress dispersion plate, and also supports self-healing coating technology to improve scratch resistance.
It is uniformly equipped with a flexible OLED panel, supports HDR display, continues Apple's consistent wide color gamut performance, and supports ProMotion adaptive refresh rate (1-120Hz).
The rear outsole has dual cameras. The rear main camera is 48 million pixels and supports sensor-shift optical image stabilization.
Canceling Face ID and using an iPad-like side button integrated Touch ID design to save internal space is the first time the iPhone product line has returned to the fingerprint recognition function in many years.
The processor is expected to be the A20 series, equipped with LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage, and its performance is comparable to the iPhone Pro models of the same period. It is equipped with Apple's second-generation self-developed C2 baseband and has no physical SIM card slot (only eSIM is supported).
In terms of pricing, the starting price in the US market is expected to be US$1,800-2,500, which translates to approximately 13,000-18,000 yuan in RMB, making it the most expensive iPhone in history.
The industry is currently very optimistic about the Apple folding screen market. The latest forecast released by IDC last week shows that Apple will enter the market strongly next year.It will directly rank among the top three folding screens in the world with a share of 22%, surpassing Huawei, which has been laying out for many years.
