Apple working on multiple folding iPhone prototypes, but launch isn't soon
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AppleisreportedlytestingmultiplefoldableiPhoneprototypes,butanactuallaunchisprobablystillyearsaway,accordingtoanaccurateleaker.
Followingarumorabout"iPhone14"modelsearlieronThursday,accurateAppleleakerDylanDKTalsosharedsometidbitsaboutthecompany'srumored"iPhoneFold."
TheleakerclaimsthatAppleis"definitelyworkingandtestingmultipleprototypeswithcertainfoldabledisplays."However,Applemayhaveconcernswiththeoverallfoldablesmartphonetrend.
"Toomanycompromisesstillexistwithfoldabledisplaytechnologythough,"DylanDKTwrote."Therearealsoconcernsastowhetherfoldablesmartphoneswillcontinuetohaveaplaceinthemarketorwillfallintoobsolescence."
1/3ForthosewhoarecuriousaboutafoldableiPhone,Appleisdefinitelyworkingandtestingmultipleprototypesthatcontainfoldabledisplays.Toomanycompromisesstillexistwithfoldabledisplaytechnologythough.
—Dylan(@dylandkt)January6,2022Asaresult,Appleissaidtobe"carefullyobservingthemarketandimprovinguponthemistakesoftheircompetitors."Thosemistakesareundoubtedlytheill-fatedattemptsatfoldingsmartphonesbycompetitorslikeHuaweiandSamsung.Evencurrentfoldabledevicescouldstillbeseenas"betaproducts."
Thegoal,DylanDKTadded,istoensurethatafoldableiPhonedevice"isnotaregressionfromthecurrentformfactoroftheiPhone."Apple,inotherwords,isplayingthelonggameasittypicallydoes.
Otherwell-respectedanalystsandindustrywatchers,includingMing-ChiKuo,havesuggestedthatafoldingiPhonemaynotarriveuntil2023or2024attheearliest.
AppleInsiderrecentlycreatedrendersofan"iPhoneFold"basedoncurrentrumorsandinformation.
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