For the moment, Apple seems to have missed the foldable smartphone bandwagon. And obviously, there would be a concrete reason for this. What can we learn about iPhones?
As you may have probably noticed, Apple is getting a lot of attention for missing the foldable smartphone boat. For the moment, the brand is content to offer fairly classic iPhones in terms of design, while the competition, led by Samsung, is getting active. With in particular the Galaxy Z Fold, not to mention other manufacturers who have jumped into the breach. So, will a foldable iPhone be released?
A foldable iPhone on the way?
But according to Fixed Focus Digital, a Weibo-based technology video blogger from Guangdong with a large Chinese audience, Apple is reportedly testing competing foldable phones as part of its foldable research and development process. . This iPhone project has supposedly been in the works since 2016.
At least one of the foldable models tested by Apple would use a screen made by Samsung. To recall, Samsung is a major supplier of display panels used in Apple devices and is known to have provided foldable display samples to Apple in the past. As macrumors explains, a recent report also claimed that Samsung was trying to improve its operational efficiency in anticipation of Apple’s first foldable products, incorporating expertise gained since launching its own foldable devices in 2019. It must be admitted that the manufacturer has a certain lead.
The project on pause
However, the source of today’s rumor claims that Samsung’s latest foldable panels “degraded after a few days” under Apple’s rigorous internal testing, leading the company to shelve the entire project. pause, or at least until a display meeting its high standards can be developed. As we know, tests in the company are quite complex.
According to a report from The Information earlier this month, Apple has actively built prototypes of at least two foldable iPhones after more than five years of research and development. These iPhone prototypes are supposed to fold in width like a flip phone, but are not included in Apple’s product roadmap for 2024 or 2025. The report noted that foldable iPhones could still be canceled if they do not meet Apple’s standards. In short, it’s not yet tomorrow that we will have an iPhone of this type.