Apple Apple has been serious about the arrival of a foldable iPhone for years, but the road to its final form will clearly not be entirely smooth. According to new information from leakerand "Instant Digital" is currently experiencing a fundamental problem in test production, which is the hinge.
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According to available reports, this is supposed to be the biggest weakness of the entire project. It allegedly does not reach the required level of reliability when opened and closed repeatedly and Apple so it must address improving its durability. And given how strict the Cupertino giant sets standards for similar products, it's no surprise that any compromise immediately slows down development.
It's interesting, that Apple The joint design should incorporate a material based on the so-called liquid metal, i.e. a “liquid metal” with an amorphous structure. This should be significantly more durable than classic alloys and at the same time be able to better handle repeated mechanical stress. In practice, this should mean that the foldable iPhone It can withstand long-term use without significant degradation of the joint. But this is the main stumbling block at the moment.
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The entire project also solves another typical problem of foldable devices – the display folding. Apple according to leaktrying to get his visibility on minimum, with the aim being an extremely fine fold with a depth below 0,15 mm and a very low bending angle. In other words, Apple tries to approach the ideal of "almost no crease," although it may never eliminate it entirely. Just miniHowever, the final bend is difficult to achieve if any additional changes need to be made to the hinge.
Despite the technical complications, there doesn't seem to be a major delay yet. Production is expected to be slightly behind schedule, but it's still expected that the foldable iPhone will arrive in fall 2026, likely alongside the series iPhone 18 Pro. And the price? It should be traditionally "Ultra" - so around the $2,000 mark.
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If all information is confirmed, Apple So it will enter the foldable phone segment with a long delay, but with the ambition to do exactly what it does best – take an existing category and redefine it in its own way.
What should the life cycle be? 2 years?
I still don't like this type of device, which requires such complex design solutions that won't deliver a 100% result. Applu's priority was to deliver something to the market only when everything was resolved and functional, which foldable phones are not yet. It is unnecessarily devoting effort to something that will take a few more years to be worth anything, and maybe, who knows, if at all.
No! Have they really just discovered that the biggest problem is the hinge? :D