{"id":234267,"date":"2026-01-15T08:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234267\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:12:07","slug":"iphone-fold-may-use-a-liquid-metal-hinge-new-leak-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234267\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Fold may use a liquid metal hinge, new leak suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first foldable from Apple, tentatively called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Fold<\/a>, is rumored to launch later this year alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series. A new leak now sheds light on its construction and the materials Apple may be using.<\/p>\n<p>According to the leak, Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone will use a hinge crafted from a material known as liquid metal. The rumor also suggests Apple has been experimenting with this material for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768464727_423_gsmarena_001.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Fold may use a liquid metal hinge, new leak suggests\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The use of liquid metal is expected to improve hinge durability and minimize stress at the folding point.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the iPhone Fold\u2019s main body will reportedly use a new titanium material that offers greater strength and a lighter overall weight than the titanium used in recent iPhone models.<\/p>\n<p>The foldable iPhone is rumored to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_cadbased_render_leaks_revealing_very_unusual_dimensions-news-70784.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unusual dimensions<\/a> with an inner 7.76-inch panel and a 5.49-inch cover display. It is said to come with dual rear cameras and could be available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_expected_to_launch_in_2026_but_ship_in_2027_says_kuo-news-70780.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">purchase<\/a> in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/m.blog.naver.com\/PostView.naver?blogId=yeux1122&amp;logNo=224145844495&amp;navType=by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first foldable from Apple, tentatively called the iPhone Fold, is rumored to launch later this year alongside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-234267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}