An iPhone Fold-like device(?). (Image source: Google)An iPhone Fold-like device(?). (Image source: Google)

Apple is now projected to launch its first ever foldable device in 2026. It has been thought to be most comparable to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold7 on its launch – however, according to a new leak, it might look more like a different smartphone instead.

Huawei has pioneered the ‘16:10 foldable‘ smartphone in 2025 with a device footprint now thought to be adopted in Apple’s own first-gen foldable device.

Now, it seems that the “iPhone Fold” will actually be bigger than the Pura X with a main screen measuring 7.7 inches in diagonal length, as asserted by the famous leaker Digital Chat Station.

It is also tipped to have a cover display measuring 5.5 inches…which might mean the iPhone Fold might in fact look most like a fellow inaugural foldable than any other.

The 7.8/5.8-inch Google Pixel Fold had a deeply unusual wide form-factor of its own on its launch with its 17.4:9 cover display, although it was ditched for one that conferred a much more normal 20:9 counterpart on its Pixel 9 Pro Fold successor.

It seems it is good enough for Apple, though, as it is reportedly aspiring for a much more unusual ~14:1 aspect-ratio in the “iPhone Fold’s” outer display, while the inner display might be closer to 4:3.

The device is also thought to be the first to support certain iOS 26 features, and also the first to restore Touch ID to iPhones after so many generations.

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