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Stephen Warwick

Apple may abandon foldable iPhone — analysts cast doubt on project after release date rumor slips to 2027

Folding iPhone concept mock up.

Apple may abandon its foldable iPhone project, according to analysts responding to the latest rumor that the release date of such a device might have fallen to 2027. 

The news comes by way of two supply chain reports. Earlier this month, Korean outlet Alpha Biz reported that Apple plans to start selling its foldable iPhones “a little later than expected,” citing an adjusted launch window “from the originally planned fourth quarter of 2026 to the first quarter of 2027.” 

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