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Apple is preparing to fold the iPhone — whether or not anyone asked for it. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the device will open into an iPad mini–sized screen and pair luxe hardware with a sleeker design meant to make foldables feel stylish.
If it lands, it could amount to Apple’s most significant iPhone redesign in years — but is that enough to make you part with a fresh $2K (approx £1500)?

I saw someone with a well used folding smartphone. The 'fold' on that thing was a manky-arsed mess of (presumably) crunched glass in plastic.

They had to go and fix a problem that didn't exist

after all, devices aren't meant to last, they want you to constantly upgrade. Seems like a daft design to me, but then lots of people seem to want a folding smartphone.

March 14, 2026 at 11:08:45 AM

100%. It is the inevitable, intended, outcome.

Far more than I'm willing to spend on a phone, and if'n my experience is anything to go by, you won't get much more than a year without problems