At the expense of verifying whether folding screen phones are a fad or a future technology, Apple could have decided to dive into the development of these types of devices. As reported by a well-known Asian media with sources close to the company, those in Cupertino would be testing up to two iPhone prototypes whose screens would incorporate this flexible technology, which is not a guarantee that they will be launched soon, but it would be an indication that they could surprise at some point with new devices. We go through everything in this article.
How are those foldable iPhones?
It has been the Economic Daily News who has leaked this information and although it cannot be 100% reliable as would be an official data from Apple itself, the truth is that this medium has provided juicy information in recent years about the progress of the company that we have finally ended up seeing. The first of the foldable iPhones you refer to would have a dual screen separated by a hinge .
If we go back to the summer months of last year, analyst Jon Prosser already spoke about this alleged iPhone, stating that the separation of the hinge between the two panels of the device was hardly noticeable, thereby giving a sense of continuity. No images have transpired, but from what has been described we could imagine it as a phone similar to the Huawei Mate XS.
The second folding iPhone would be very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip , since for this a shell format is described that visually would look like a normal iPhone, but with a fold in the central part that would allow it to reduce its size to the half. Beyond this, little is known. It has not even been possible to know exactly if both phones share the same style of hinges or if different technologies are being tested to see which is the most suitable.
It does not seem that they will be imminent
Many of the rumors have always pointed out that Apple was more willing to offer an iPad of this style to a phone, although in view of this possible leak we found that they also have phones in mind. But luckily or unfortunately, it seems that 2021 will not be the year that we see a foldable iPhone.
Taking into account the iPhone presentation date that Apple usually has to be in September or October at the latest, the company would have to rush a lot in the development of the device so that it could enter production on time. Given how tight these deadlines tend to be, there would no longer be time to finalize a technology that is reportedly in the testing period.
In fact, there are UDN reports cited by MacRumors in which it is said that at least until the end of 2022 or 2023 Apple would not launch such a device. Therefore, the wait for fans of this technology will be long, taking into account that its development will finally prosper.