{"id":423228,"date":"2026-05-12T03:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T03:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:06:19","slug":"if-youre-an-apple-fan-this-is-you-in-the-future-iphone-fold-mockup-gives-us-in-depth-look-at-apples-first-foldable-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423228\/","title":{"rendered":"‘If you’re an Apple fan, this is you in the future’: iPhone Fold mockup gives us in-depth look at Apple’s first foldable iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been a waterfall of leaks surrounding the iPhone Fold <\/a>(or, as some are calling it, the iPhone Ultra<\/a>) for months. Now those rumors have culminated in a high-fidelity mockup of Apple’s folding iPhone appearing on YouTube channel Unbox Therapy.<\/p>\n

During the video, host Lewis Hilsenteger reveals the second such mockup he’s received of the device that could go toe-to-toe with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a> as the best foldable phone<\/a> you can buy if it launches this September.<\/p>\n

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But unlike Samsung’s flagship foldable, this mockup is true to the passport-style aspect ratio Apple is rumored to be pursuing. The iPhone Ultra\/Fold is therefore noticeably shorter and wider than a typical Z Fold. However, Apple’s work with the 5.7mm thin iPhone Air<\/a> looks to be paying off, with Unbox Therapy’s mockup measuring just 4.6mm thin. When folded, that becomes 9.18mm, which is just a hair thicker than the 8.82mm thickness of the iPhone 17 Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That said, not everything in the mockup seems like it would translate to a real-life device. There’s a punch-hole camera in the corner of the front display that Hilsenteger says is “un-Apple-like” and then a second punch-hole in the corner of the unfolded screen.<\/p>\n

Speaking of unfolded, it really does resemble an iPad mini<\/a> when it’s in this state, as those two 5.3-inch screens next to each other give the same aspect ratio as Apple’s smallest tablet. In fact, Hilsenteger points out it’s heavily reminiscent of Microsoft’s Surface Duo.<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, we don’t know how much of this mockup could prove to be real and how much is guesswork. There are a lot of questions I have left about the iPhone Fold, like whether it will sport a dual-camera system rather than the Pro Max\u2019s triple-lens array. It could mean a return to side-mounted Touch ID, likely integrated into the power button for easier access while folded, rather than Face ID.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the video for yourself, and let me know in the comments section below what you think.<\/p>\n

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If you need to catch up on all the rumors surrounding the iPhone Ultra, you can get up to speed with our iPhone Fold rumors hub right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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