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Rumors have swirled about a folding iPhone , when it was optimistically reported that production might begin in 2020. Since then, rivals including Samsung, Google, Huawei, Oppo, Honor, and more have released , including larger book-style models, smaller flip phones, and more recently . The market has remained relatively small, though — just of all smartphone sales in 2025.
Different reports have claimed that Apple was developing variants of each of these form factors, plus , but over the last two years reporting has centered on a , about the size and shape of a passport when closed. That expectation is likely part of what prompted , , and to all release foldable phones in roughly that form factor this year, proving remains outsize.
- Dominic Preston