Based on a dummy design from a reputable leaker, the long-rumoured foldable iPhone looks to have a more passport-like design, rather than the tall frame of its competitors.
Prominent leaker Sonny Dickson, who correctly identified the orange iPhone 17 Pro Max before its official reveal, published two images purporting to be dummy models of the foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
One image shows the back, while the other shows the front, including the phone’s hinge mechanism. There’s no ring indentation on the back of the foldable phone dummy, unlike the conventional iPhones. It’s too early to tell whether this suggests a lack of MagSafe, which was a point of contention when Apple launched the lower-cost iPhone 16e last year.
What the dummy images do show, however, is the notable size difference between the foldable iPhone and its Pro counterparts. Using Apple’s currently available phones as a reference point, the iPhone 17 Pro is just under six inches tall, with a display measuring 6.3 inches diagonally. Based on Dickson’s dummy models, Apple’s to-be-announced foldable appears to be much shorter, featuring a wider, more square-like passport shape.
It’s not the only information source suggesting a shorter foldable phone. Back in July last year, industry analysts speculated that Apple’s foldable would use a 5.5-inch external screen. That’s considerably smaller than the 6.5-inch outer display on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Oppo Find N6’s 6.62-inch front screen.
Recent reports claimed that production delays could push back the foldable iPhone’s launch, but Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman reported that it will launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models this September. As previously reported, Apple will likely split its iPhone release schedule in half, meaning the standard iPhone 18 models potentially won’t launch until early 2027.
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