Is Apple almost ready for foldable iPhones? – Computerworld

Returning to the iPhone, it means we can anticipate a folding device with the kind of performance we expect from any iPhone and a battery life similar to the 23 hours video playback we’re told to expect from the latest Fold. (The iPhone 16 Pro promises 27 hours video.)

Gurman also tells us Apple has been sweating to create a fold mechanism that isn’t visible when unfolded and does not deteriorate in normal use. If Apple has achieved that, then it can rightfully claim to have bought something better to market. That is not to say that Samsung, with its own competitive moat built around ownership of the means of production, isn’t already on the same track.

Finally, of course, once you figure out how to make a high quality iPhone that folds, you’ve probably also figured out how to make one that flips. On which, I imagine, we’ll hear more later down the line.