{"id":298438,"date":"2026-02-14T22:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/298438\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T22:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:41:15","slug":"apples-reportedly-tested-clamshell-style-foldable-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/298438\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s reportedly tested clamshell-style foldable hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Apple has reportedly begun testing on clamshell-style folding phone hardware.
\nIt\u2019s not obvious whether the company has decided on releasing a clamshell foldable.
\nApple\u2019s first folding phone, a book-style device like the Galaxy Z Fold, is expected later this year.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Bloomberg\u2018s Mark Gurman reported that in addition to the so-called iPhone Fold<\/a>, Apple was also weighing the possibility of releasing a clamshell-style foldable<\/a> in the mold of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Moto Razr lines. Today, a new report suggests that the company has already tested such a device.<\/p>\n

Spotted by MacRumors<\/a>, a post on Weibo by user Fixed Focus Digital<\/a> claims that Apple has already done some amount of work with hardware for a clamshell-style folding iPhone. It\u2019s still not clear whether the company plans to release that type of device, however.<\/p>\n

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Fixed Focus Digital\u2019s post doesn\u2019t say all that much. A translation of the post by Google reads that Apple has tested a flip-style design. As for whether that design will make it to market, the post says to stay tuned. This information purportedly comes from sources within Apple\u2019s supply lines.<\/p>\n

This roughly lines up with Gurman\u2019s earlier reporting, which said that Apple was weighing its options when it comes to clamshells and that the release of a flip-style iPhone is \u201cfar from guaranteed,\u201d depending largely on the success of the company\u2019s first foldable, which will be a book-style folding device more in line with the Galaxy Z Fold series.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s first foldable is expected to launch later this year alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series. A flip-style iPhone release would presumably come in 2027 or later.<\/p>\n

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