Hi there. It’s Rachyl Jones, tech reporting fellow. After a decade of the flat and glass-faced smartphone dominating the market, a new breed of foldable phones, with bendable screens, is making waves. But one phone maker is still lurking in the shadows.
There have been on-and-off rumors for years that Apple is working on a foldable phone—its supplier was developing a bendable glass years ago, and Apple received a patent for a “foldable electronic device” earlier this year. But Apple, which has a 55% smartphone market share in the U.S., has nothing to show for it yet. When Apple launches its latest iPhone on Sept. 12, all indications are that the new phone will look pretty similar to the current model (Bloomberg reports that the frame will be titanium instead of steel, and the screen borders will be thinner).
