{"id":783991,"date":"2026-07-06T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/783991\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:25:09","slug":"first-ever-foldable-iphone-faces-severe-delays-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/783991\/","title":{"rendered":"First ever foldable iPhone faces severe delays, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a> The first foldable iPhone is expected to be called the iPhone Ultra (Youtube\/AppleTrack) <\/p>\n

Apple<\/a>‘s long-awaited folding iPhone<\/a> is facing severe delays, according to an industry report. <\/p>\n

The next-generation iPhone, which comes seven years after Samsung launched its first foldable smartphone<\/a>, is expected to be unveiled in September, though supply chain issues could mean that most customers will not get hold of it until 2027. <\/p>\n

Rumoured to be called the iPhone Ultra, it is expected to feature a 5.5-inch outside display and a 7.8-inch display when fully extended. <\/p>\n

It will also reportedly come with a high price tag of between $2,300 and $2,500 (\u00a31,700-\u00a31,870), making it the most expensive iPhone on the market. <\/p>\n

A new report<\/a> by prominent industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests a lack of inventory means there will be a delay between Apple announcing the new phone and releasing it. <\/p>\n

“From the perspective of its [third quarter inventory], the foldable iPhone is likely to repeat what happened with the iPhone X in 2017: it may be announced alongside the other new models, but with pre-orders and official sales both coming later,” he wrote. <\/p>\n

“This means the foldable iPhone could sell out immediately after pre-orders open, with delivery lead times quickly stretching to four to six weeks or longer and remaining there through December.” <\/p>\n

The iPhone Ultra is set to be unveiled at Apple’s annual product showcase in Cupertino, California, alongside the new range of iPhone 18 models. <\/p>\n

A major leak last month<\/a> appears to have revealed what the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro will look like, with photos, files and component lists shared on the dark web following a cyber attack on Apple supplier Tata Electronics. <\/p>\n

The Independent has reached out to Apple for more information on the leaks and the reported delays, though the company typically does not comment on unreleased products. <\/p>\n

The US tech giant has previously confirmed supply issues with its other devices due to a global memory chip shortage brought about by unprecedented demand for RAM from artificial intelligence companies. <\/p>\n

It will be one of the first big tests of incoming CEO John Ternus<\/a>, who takes over from Tim Cook this year at the helm of the $4.5 trillion company. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first foldable iPhone is expected to be called the iPhone Ultra (Youtube\/AppleTrack) Apple‘s long-awaited folding iPhone is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1572,49,48,102927,41729,1575,61],"class_list":["post-783991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-foldable-smartphone","tag-industry-report","tag-iphone","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783991","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=783991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}