{"id":748248,"date":"2026-08-24T14:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748248\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:18:10","slug":"gurman-early-iphone-ultra-testers-praise-its-design-hinge-and-usability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748248\/","title":{"rendered":"Gurman: Early iPhone Ultra testers praise its design, hinge and usability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re likely just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_18_pro_series_foldable_iphone_likely_to_debut_on_september_8-news-73483.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">couple of weeks away<\/a> from Apple unveiling its first foldable iPhone. Ahead of the launch, a new Bloomberg report has revealed some of the aspects that have impressed early testers of the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_fold_5g-13804.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Ultra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman, citing people who have internally tested the upcoming foldable iPhone, has outlined several aspects of the device that impressed early testers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787581090_747_gsmarena_001.jpg\" alt=\"Gurman: Early iPhone Ultra testers praise its design, hinge and usability\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2026-08-23\/apple-s-foldable-iphone-details-retail-store-changes-for-new-home-products-mt5vjf61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Power On newsletter<\/a>, Gurman notes that testers liked the iPhone Ultra\u2019s overall design and form factor, particularly how easily it fits into a pocket. They also found the hinge to be durable and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/iphone_fold_will_reportedly_offer_ipadlike_ui_on_inner_display-news-71921.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPad-like layout<\/a> of the inner display to be highly usable.<\/p>\n<p>Early testers were also impressed by how the foldable can function as a camera viewfinder. However, the lack of a telephoto camera could be disappointing to some, especially given the iPhone Ultra\u2019s expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/heres_how_much_the_apple_iphone_fold_could_cost-news-70436.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$2,000 price tag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s iPhone Ultra is expected to launch next month with a 5.5-inch cover display, a 7.76-inch inner display, and a dual rear camera setup comprising a 48MP primary sensor and an ultrawide camera. It is also rumoured to feature Touch ID integrated into the power button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re likely just a couple of weeks away from Apple unveiling its first foldable iPhone. Ahead of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":748249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-748248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748248","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=748248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}