The folding iPhone is coming in 2026, claims expert

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The folding phone market is running out of steam, but Apple could change that in 2026

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Quick SummaryApple’s long-rumoured folding iPhone will launch in late 2026, according to display analyst Ross Young.It’ll inject new excitement into a “stagnating” market for foldables.

Apple’s long-rumoured folding iPhone will launch in late 2026, according to display analyst Ross Young.It’ll inject new excitement into a “stagnating” market for foldables.

Apple’s long-rumoured folding iPhone will launch in late 2026, according to display analyst Ross Young.

It’ll inject new excitement into a “stagnating” market for foldables.

We’ve been hoping for afolding iPhonefor some years now, and there’s a growing consensus that we’ll see it in 2026.

A new report from a respected industry analyst adds fuel to the folding-iPhonefire, saying that not only willAppleenter the market for foldables in 2026, it’ll reinvigorate the entire sector too.

It comes fromRoss Young of Display Supply Chain, which monitors the many companies involved in every stage of manufacturing products, and helps tech firms plan for the future. In his latest analysis, he describes a declining market for folding phones alongside his “optimism” around Apple’s entry into it.

Apple’s folding phone is tipped to be a big hit

According to Young, the folding phone market is starting to stagnate.

Demand for foldables is “highly concentrated” in Korea and Europe, but the brands have struggled to persuade US and Chinese customers to get excited about folding phones.

Apple, of course, has a dominant position in the US market and its move into foldable iPhones is likely to electrify the sector – especially if, as Young suggests, Apple improves on existing designs: “Any improvement in form factor, functionality, use cases, durability etc could drive new demand for this market,” he says.

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With Apple on board, 2026 could prove to be a record year for folding phones. Any foldable iPhone is going to be an enormous success unless it’s really ridiculously priced, which seems unlikely. And Young also predicts at least one new brand offering a tri-fold phone in 2026.

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