The Apple rumorsphere is dead full of foldables . Yesterday we cover the theory that the iPhone 17 Air , if successful , will be followed byfolding ( and portless ) iPhonesstarting next year . And on the same day , analysts claim a foldable MacBook - iPad hybrid is in the whole kit and caboodle on a similar timeframe . After years of standing on the hobby , Apple seems finally to be ready to join this much - hype marketplace .
But the first fold Apple product , when they get in , will do so at a price . In a third folding - related bombshell dropped Monday , the Barclays psychoanalyst Tim Long ( viaMacRumors ) augur , based on discussion with Asiatic manufacturer , that the first “ iPhone Fold ” willstartat an oculus - watering $ 2,300 in the U.S.
That might sound implausible , but it ’s very much within the current psychoanalyst consensus . Earlier this month Ming - Chi Kuo predicted that the price would fallbetween $ 2,000 and $ 2,500 , and $ 2,300 fits neatly inside that park . It ’s all too plausible , I ’m afraid .
uncalled-for to say , this would make it by far the most expensive iPhone in Apple ’s story , almost doubling the $ 1,199 starting price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max , the company ’s current top - of - the - line flagship model . It would surpass the price of a 13 - inch iPad Pro with the maximum 2 TB parceling of storage ( although not if you bound for cellular and nano - texture glass ) , or an M4 Max Mac Studio with Final Cut Pro thrown in for good measure . You could bribe at least one and perchance twoused VW Beetles . Perhaps most pertinently , it would be considerably more expensive than theGalaxy Z Fold 6 , which retail for $ 1,600 .
In future Apple ’s defense mechanism , the machine should feature a set of specification and feature that will go some manner to justifying that Leontyne Price ticket : in exceptional a titanium metal hinge that open to a uncreased 7.8 - inch display , far big than that of any previous iPhone . However , reports also say it will only have two cameras and useTouch ID instead of Face ID .
Long also state the folding iPhone is probable to launch in recent 2026 or early 2027 ( while Kuo say mass production in recent 2026 , which also signifies a launching sometime in 2027 ) , so there ’s still plenty of time to save up . For all the recent news and hearsay on this topic , bookmark our on a regular basis updatedfolding iPhonesuperguide .
