{"id":323943,"date":"2025-12-19T03:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323943\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T03:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:23:09","slug":"iphone-fold-expected-to-launch-in-2026-but-ship-in-2027-says-kuo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/323943\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Fold expected to launch in 2026 but ship in 2027, says Kuo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple\u2019s first foldable iPhone is widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apples_iphone_fold_may_be_delayed-news-69965.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rumored to debut<\/a> next year at the fall iPhone event, but a new report suggests shipments may be delayed until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Fold<\/a>, which is what we\u2019re calling it for now, is reportedly behind schedule, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766114589_630_gsmarena_001.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Fold expected to launch in 2026 but ship in 2027, says Kuo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kuo said in a research note that Apple\u2019s foldable iPhone is expected to face early-stage yield issues along with other manufacturing challenges ahead of mass production. While Apple remains on track to announce the iPhone Fold in the second half of 2026, Kuo cautions that smooth shipments may not begin until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He added that supply is likely to remain constrained through the end of 2026, even as demand stays strong. Separately, a recent report claims that the iPhone Fold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_to_fuel_30_percent_foldable_market_growth_in_2026_says_idc-news-70639.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">could help drive growth<\/a> in the foldable smartphone market next year.<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone Fold is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/heres_how_much_the_apple_iphone_fold_could_cost-news-70436.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cost around $2,400<\/a> in the US and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_screen_sizes_outed-news-68771.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feature<\/a> a 5.8-inch cover screen alongside a 7.58-inch inner flexible panel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mingchikuo.craft.me\/iL4L5hcO7csXvK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s first foldable iPhone is widely rumored to debut next year at the fall iPhone event, but a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-323943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}