Apple insider confirms that iPhone Fold will ship after iPhone 18 Pro series
Apple insider confirms that iPhone Fold will ship after iPhone 18 Pro series
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Publish Date: 2026-03-26 19:03:00
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We’ve already heard the rumors about Apple shipping the iPhone Fold later in the year after the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are delivered in September. This bit of speculation has been confirmed by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is as much an Apple insider as any journalist can be. During a live Q&A session Gurman was asked about the expected release of the iPhone Fold later this year.
Apple will release the iPhone Fold a little after the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models according to Gurman
Gurman says that there is “no doubt” that the iPhone Fold will be released a little after the September shipping of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Previously, it was thought that the first foldable iPhone would be made available not too long after the September event that unveils the device along with the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. But a Barclays analyst last week floated the idea that the iPhone Fold won’t be delivered until December, three months after the new iPhone 18 Pro series handsets become available.
Gurman blames the delay on the complex production process needed to manufacture the foldable internal displays on the iPhone Fold. He also noted that whenever Apple releases a product with a new, complex form factor design, the new model is released a little after the other models. A good example of this is the iPhone X, which was introduced alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus on September 12, 2017.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is as close to being an Apple insider as any journalist can be. | Image by Bloomberg
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