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Apple may be closer than ever to entering the foldables race \u2014 and it looks like it\u2019s not putting all its eggs in one basket.<\/p>\n
According to a new report from MacRumors<\/a>, Apple is testing a flip-style foldable iPhone, citing supply chain information shared by Weibo leaker \u201cFixed Focus Digital.\u201d The clamshell-style device would reportedly compete with flip phones like Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Motorola Razr.<\/p>\n This flip-style concept is said to be separate from Apple\u2019s long-rumoured book-style foldable iPhone<\/a>, which is widely expected to debut later this year. That device is believed to open like a book \u2014 similar to Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Fold lineup \u2014 and feature a nearly crease-free 7.8-inch inner display<\/a> paired with a 5.5-inch outer screen.<\/p>\n In other words, Apple could be exploring two very different foldable directions: one focused on maximizing screen real estate and multitasking, and another centred around portability and pocketability.<\/p>\n Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman recently said Apple is \u201cexploring\u201d a \u201csquare, clamshell-style\u201d foldable iPhone, though it\u2019s unclear whether the flip-style device will ever make it to mass production. For now, the book-style foldable appears to be the priority.<\/p>\n In addition to a 7.8-inch crease-minimized inner display and a 5.5-inch cover display, that first foldable iPhone is rumoured to include dual rear cameras, Touch ID, Apple\u2019s next-gen A20 chip, and a new \u201cC2\u201d modem. It\u2019s expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max this fall \u2014 although some earlier reports have suggested a potential delay into 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s approach here feels classic Cupertino: test multiple form factors behind the scenes, refine relentlessly, and only ship what meets its standards. While competitors like Samsung have iterated publicly for years, Apple appears to be studying the market carefully before committing long-term.<\/p>\n If the book-style model succeeds, a Galaxy Z Flip-style iPhone could very well be next in line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple may be closer than ever to entering the foldables race \u2014 and it looks like it\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-475881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}