{"id":617179,"date":"2026-09-07T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/617179\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:13","slug":"bettors-wager-apples-foldable-iphone-will-cost-more-than-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/617179\/","title":{"rendered":"Bettors wager Apple’s foldable iPhone will cost more than $2,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bettors<\/a> Bettors wager Apple’s foldable iPhone will cost more than $2,000 Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock <\/p>\n

Traders on the prediction market Polymarket believe Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC)<\/a> first foldable iPhone will carry a starting price above $2,000, according to betting data ahead of the company’s product launch this week. <\/p>\n

The market, titled “Foldable iPhone Announced Price?”, has attracted more than $60,000 in trading volume since it opened on September 5. <\/p>\n

It assigns an 87% probability that the phone’s starting price will be $2,000 or higher, and a 70% chance it will exceed $2,100. <\/p>\n

Traders see just a 14% likelihood that the price will reach $2,300 or above, and only a 1% chance it will top $2,400. <\/p>\n

The implied consensus places the most likely starting price somewhere between $2,200 and $2,300. <\/p>\n

Apple<\/a> is scheduled to reveal the device at its “Surprise and Shine” event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, at 10am Pacific time on September 9. <\/p>\n

It will be the first product launch overseen by new chief executive John Ternus, who takes the stage to unveil the latest iPhones and Apple Watches. <\/p>\n

The foldable iPhone, which could be called the iPhone Ultra<\/a>, will be Apple’s first new form factor since the launch of the 2017 iPhone X. <\/p>\n

Leaks suggest a book-style design with an outer display measuring between 5.3 and 5.5 inches and an inner display measuring between 7.6 and 7.8 inches. <\/p>\n

Reports point to a titanium frame, an ultra-thin design, and a virtually crease-free display. <\/p>\n

It may use Touch ID integrated into the power button instead of Face ID, alongside two front-facing cameras and a dual-camera system on the back. <\/p>\n

Most estimates point to a starting price around $1,999, which would make it Apple’s most expensive iPhone to date. <\/p>\n

Apple will also announce the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, both using a new A20 Pro chip built on a 2 nanometre process. <\/p>\n

There will not be a standard iPhone 18 this year, with Apple reportedly waiting until spring 2027 to launch that more affordable model. <\/p>\n

A next-generation Apple Watch Ultra and the Apple Watch Series 12 are also expected at the event. <\/p>\n

Prediction markets such as Polymarket let users trade contracts tied to the outcome of real-world events, with prices reflecting the crowd’s collective view of the odds. <\/p>\n

The accuracy of that wisdom will become clear once Apple takes to the stage on Wednesday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bettors wager Apple’s foldable iPhone will cost more than $2,000 Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Traders on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1646,61,4178,60,80],"class_list":["post-617179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple-inc","tag-ie","tag-iphone","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}