Seven years after Samsung launched the first Galaxy Fold, Apple is finally ready to answer. The iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra, the name is still unconfirmed, is targeting a September 2026 debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, and the specs leaking out of Apple’s supply chain suggest this isn’t a first-generation experiment. It’s a statement.
The design is book-style, not clamshell, with a 5.5-inch outer display and a 7.8-inch inner foldable panel, comparable in footprint to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. What sets Apple’s version apart, if leaks hold, is thickness: approximately 4.5mm when unfolded, potentially the thinnest device Apple has ever shipped, thinner than even the iPhone 17 Air. Folded, it sits at 9–9.5mm. A near crease-free display is reportedly among Apple’s highest engineering priorities, addressing the single biggest criticism every competitor’s foldable has faced.
Inside sits the A20 chip on TSMC’s 2nm process, paired with 12GB RAM and a 5,400–5,800mAh battery, the largest ever in an iPhone. Security may shift to a Touch ID side button rather than Face ID, a space-saving compromise to maintain that razor-thin profile.
The price lands somewhere between $2,000 and $2,500 depending on analyst estimates making it Apple’s most expensive iPhone ever, above even the current Pro Max tier.
Production reportedly slipped one to two months, but Apple hasn’t signaled any delay to suppliers. September remains the target.
Samsung has had a head start for seven years. Apple is about to make up for lost time in one launch.
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