Rumor Replay: New iPhone Fold specs, Mac launches, and more
Rumor Replay: New iPhone Fold specs, Mac launches, and more
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/05/rumor-replay-new-iphone-fold-specs-mac-launches-and-more/
Publish Date: 2026-02-05 16:34:00
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This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: new iPhone Fold specs, rumored Mac launches, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
New iPhone Fold specs, including design, battery, cameras
A pair of iPhone Fold reports this week provided some key details for Apple’s unique new model.
Leaker Instant Digital shared several fresh details, including:
- there being no buttons on the left side of the iPhone Fold
- volume buttons will be moved to the top-right, and the Action button location is currently unknown
- single hole-punch design for front camera
- rear dual cameras are horizontally arranged
- the camera plateau is black, and may not be color-matched to the rest of the device
- currently white is the only confirmed color, but a second option is expected
Meanwhile, Fixed Focus Digital reported the iPhone Fold will have a battery capacity of 5500 mAh or higher. That will make it by far the biggest iPhone battery yet.
My takeaways
I’d hate to lose the Action button, as I use it all the time on my iPhone Air. While I’m doubtful Apple plans to remove it altogether, unexpected changes are always possible with a brand new form factor like this.
For example, I wouldn’t have thought Apple would ship a high-end flagship iPhone without Face ID. But it seems like that’s exactly the plan, since Touch ID will be integrated into the iPhone’s power button.
High-end M5 MacBook Pro launch appears imminent
It continues to look like the high-end M5 MacBook Pro models might be Apple’s next product launches.
Mark Gurman at Bloomberg said they’re planned for the macOS 26.3 release cycle. But more significantly, he pointed to dwindling stock of high-end M4 MacBook Pros at the Apple Store.
My takeaways
Now that AirTag 2 has broken the ice as the first Apple product of 2026, it seems…
