Apple foldable – Apple’s first foldable iPhone appears to be moving past the hinge problems that threatened its timing, with mass production now expected to begin next month and a September launch still targeted alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models.
The hinge was supposed to be the part nobody had to think about. For Apple’s first foldable iPhone, though, it became the center of the anxiety—enough to trigger fresh worry about a delay. Now the tone is changing.
A new report says Apple has worked through the hinge problems, with mass production expected to start next month. The timing keeps the device on pace for a September launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models.
The concern was never vague. The Elec’s sources describe a hinge mechanism that produced a slight noise after durability testing. after it was put through millions of fold cycles. The report also points to manufacturing tolerances for parts of the assembly process running wider than expected. which pushed defect rates higher than Apple wanted. A Taiwan-based industry source now says most of those problems have been worked out.
That update arrives after a timeline that already shifted once.
In March, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed the foldable wouldn’t ship alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in September. He later reversed course a few weeks afterward. saying the device was back on track for the same window. even though he noted production hadn’t yet ramped up. With mass production now expected to begin next month. the gap between “on track” and “actually ramping” appears to be narrowing.
The device’s design. based on leaks. suggests Apple is trying to make the fold feel more like a finished product than a prototype. The foldable is said to use a 7.8-inch foldable OLED main display supplied by Samsung. That panel is described as integrating the color filter directly into the display instead of relying on a separate layer—an approach aimed at keeping the screen thinner.
There’s also talk of a 5.5-inch cover screen. Internally, leaks suggest Apple’s A20 chip and a C2 modem. Cameras are expected to land as two rear cameras, and the device may include a power button with an integrated Touch ID sensor instead of Face ID.
Pricing is expected to be around $2,000, and Apple may market the device as the iPhone Ultra.
A foldable iPhone has been years in the making. Apple is clearly treating the hinge as the make-or-break component—and taking the extra time to get it right before launch. If the goal is to avoid the early durability complaints that have followed other first-gen foldables. solving the hinge before shipping could matter as much as the hardware specs themselves.
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So they fixed the hinge but it’s still gonna cost like $2,000 right? Apple always finds a way.
I don’t get why the hinge is a big deal, like it’s folding… then again I’ve never owned a foldable. If it was making noise after millions of cycles that sounds kinda bad tho.
They said September launch but didn’t they already say it wouldn’t? So now it’s fixed and still coming, or coming later? Bloomberg did a whole switcharoo already, feels like they’re just guessing.
“Fixed hinge issues” doesn’t mean it won’t have problems, like tolerances being wider than expected… that’s literally engineering chaos. Also they’re putting Touch ID under the power button? Wouldn’t Face ID be better? I’m just waiting for it to be on sale because iPhone Ultra for $2k is wild.