Apple's foldable iPhone to enter production this year ahead of 2026 launch, will carry premium price

Something to look forward to: Apple's long-rumored folding iPhone will finally go into production later this year ahead of its launch in the fall of 2026, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. But despite that deadline fast approaching, Apple has yet to finalize many of the handset's component specifications.

According to Kuo's latest report, Foxconn will officially begin production of Apple's first foldable iPhone late in the third quarter of 2025 (late September) or early in the fourth quarter (October). But several component specifications, including the hinge, have yet to be finalized.

One of the few components that has been finalized is the display, Kuo writes. It is being made by Samsung Display, which plans to produce up to 8 million foldable panels for the device annually.

Apple is rumored to have placed an order for 15 – 20 million foldable iPhones, though this volume is believed to ...