More details of the foldable iPhone have leaked – including a ‘less obvious’ crease

• Some key details of the folding iPhone have leaked
• Expect four cameras, two colors, and Touch ID
• We’ll probably see the handset launch in 2026

We recently received additional information about what to anticipate from an Apple tipster who is typically more trustworthy than most, and it now appears fairly definite that Apple will release a foldable iPhone in September 2026.

According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the folding Apple phone will employ Touch ID instead of Face ID. Even though Face ID is now a feature of every iPhone, the argument goes that the necessary sensors would make the foldable prohibitively thick.

According to Gurman, Apple will use Touch ID in order to keep the device as slim as possible. Additionally, there won’t be a SIM card port because this will just be eSIM. According to earlier rumors, the phone will unfold to a thickness of 4.8 mm, which is thinner than the recently released Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 4.2 mm.

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According to this most recent story, the folding iPhone will include four cameras: two on the back, one on the inner screen, and one on the outside. Both of these cameras will be 48MP, as per a previous rumor.

Creasing up

If previous rumors are to be believed, Apple’s desire to make the screen crease as undetectable as possible is one of the reasons why the development of a foldable iPhone has taken so long. It appears that the company has finally found a display configuration that it is satisfied with.

Gurman claims that the folding iPhone will have an integrated display and digitizer layer and employ what is referred to as an in-cell touchscreen. This would guarantee a “less obvious” wrinkle and enhance touch precision by bringing the screen technology closer to that of the current iPhone models.

Additional information from the report states that the folding iPhone will come with Apple’s own C2 modem chip, which is anticipated to make its debut in the iPhone 17 and should result in increased efficiency and battery life. It will also be available in black or white.

Gurman believes that anyone who switches to a folding iPhone won’t want to go back, and he claims that the foldable iPhone will be a “game changer” for Apple. However, the iPhone 17 launch for this year is scheduled for next month.