Apple would pause the development of its folding iPhone while it finds a screen up to the task

Rumors about the possibility of seeing Apple market a folding smartphone are going well. And Apple could simply decide to abandon the folding iPhone if the brand fails to develop a screen that meets its standards.

Last month, we learned that the Apple brand had already developed prototypes of at least two folding iPhones, after more than five years of research and development. Each would fold widthwise like a clamshell, although they are not yet in Apple’s product roadmap for 2024 or 2025.The Informationwhich revealed the information, specified that this type of product could still be forgotten by the company if they did not meet these demanding standards.

Apple would have frozen the project

This is indeed what could happen, according to Fixed Focus Digital, a Chinese technology blogger. He explains that the Californian giant is testing folding smartphones, including at least one Samsung, as part of its research. However, these screens “ broke after a few days » during tests conducted by Apple, he continues.

As a result, the company has reportedly decided to freeze the entire project for the time being, until a display capable of meeting its high standards can be developed. It is important to note that the source of this information, although it is particularly followed on Weibo, the equivalent of X.com in the Middle Kingdom, is not known for its exclusive revelations concerning the Cupertino company. The information, if not confirmed elsewhere, should therefore be taken with a pinch of salt.

What about the folding iPad?

It’s also unclear whether this move by Apple would also hamper its efforts in the iPad business. Indeed, the company would even be more interested in this format, because it could notably be thicker than a folding iPhone. This would make it easier to design, and the device wouldn’t necessarily have to meet the high durability requirements of an iPhone.

Apple’s future folding iPad could be 7 to 8 inches, a potential replacement for the iPad mini.

Source : MacRumors