Leaker “Instant Digital” via Weibo claims Apple’s first foldable iPhone will be priced between $2100 and $2300. Multiple sources indicate Apple plans to release this device next year with the iPhone 18 lineup, featuring a 5.5-inch outer display and a 7.8-inch inner display with an almost 4:3 aspect ratio.
Michael Burkhardt for 9to5mac:
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously shared that this foldable iPhone would start over $2000. Today’s new detail from Instant Digital gives us a more precise idea: Based on the iPhone’s profit margin, the iPhone foldable screen is estimated to start at between US$2,100 and US$2,300, not much more expensive than Samsung’s.
This is a fair bit higher than Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 offering, which starts at $1899.99 currently. Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold starts slightly lower, at $1799.
MacDailyNews Take: If the first foldable iPhone is $2,300 or less, Apple won’t be able to make enough to satisfy demand.
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bad price
Come on bring it back to America, sell for $5000
I don’t want a foldable phone.
I want my Apple equivalent of the EFC Global with a pull out 5″x7″ touch controlled screen and when collapsed the size of a rather large fountain pen.
A micro LED, 300+ dpi, flexible screen with haptic feedback would do nicely.