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Apple will host its annual iPhone event on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 AM PDT, and it’s expected to be a big one. All signs point to Apple’s long-awaited entrance into the foldable smartphone market, finally shipping this kind of hardware about seven years after Samsung did.

There have long been reports and rumours about Apple working on a foldable clamshell device that is either an iPad, a Mac, one of each, or a hybrid of the two.

Foldable phones aren’t big news anymore. It’s been seven years since Samsung launched the first Galaxy Fold – and ran into a bunch of challenges back then. But foldables have gotten much better since. They’ve gained more advanced screens, slimmer designs and all the things you’d expect from a modern phone. Still, compared to regular smartphones,…

Apple’s fall launch event is just days away, meaning Samsung, Google and Motorola may have to share the foldable spotlight with a new rival. After years of rumors, mounting reports suggest this could finally be the year Apple launches its first foldable iPhone, which is rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra.

Apple’s first foldable iPhone, dubbed the “iPhone Ultra,” is expected to launch without at least four features that will be present on the iPhone 18 Pro models, despite a price tag of at least $2,000.

Apple is expected to reveal new iPhones soon, including its first foldable iPhone. CNET’s Bridget Carey gives her expert guidance on what you should really pay attention to at the Sept. 9 “Surprise and Shine” presentation.

Xiaomi kicked off its IFA 2026 showing with a new foldable and it’s another vote of confidence for the squisher foldable form factor, like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8. For now, however, the company is only letting press and visiting dignitaries stare at the Xiaomi Fold 18 Pro on display – no touching. We’ll hear…

If Apple were to create a stylus designed for a smartphone, the upcoming foldable iPhone would be the perfect opportunity. Apple seems to be well aware of that and the company has “internally prototyped, tested and considered launching” a modified Apple Pencil for its upcoming foldable. However, Gurman added that it was “unlikely” that Apple…

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As Apple reportedly gears up to announce its first foldable iPhone on September 9, Bloomberg reports that IDC has a bullish outlook on the device’s performance during its first year. Here are the details.