Chinese tech rumor Weibo account Digital Chat Station has some fresh details of the upcoming folding iPhone. According the the post (translated from Chinese), the current engineering prototypes have the following features:
- Side-button Touch ID rather than Face ID.
- A very strong hinge.
- A 7.58-inch display with an under-display front camera.
- A 5.25-inch outer display with a punch-hole camera.
- Dual 48MP cameras.
These are all similar to prior rumors, with some small differences (we’ve seen 7.8-inch and 5.5-inch displays mentioned), but the under-display and hole-punch camera details are new.
For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has an 8-inch inside display and a 6.5-inch outer display, while the Pixel 10 Pro Fold has an 8-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display. So if this rumor is true, Apple’s folding iPhone would be slightly and likely have a wide aspect ratio.
Digital Chat Station doesn’t say where this information comes from (suppliers, internal leakers, hidden in code, etc.) and the Weibo account has been hit-and-miss with rumors in the past. So perhaps the most interesting thing about this rumor is that it lends weight to the idea that we’ll actually really get a folding iPhone in 2026, after years of disappointment.
Author: Jason Cross, Senior Editor, Macworld
Jason has written about technology for more than 25 years - first in the gaming press, then focusing on enthusiast PCs and general technology. He enjoys learning how complicated technology works and explaining it in a way anyone can understand.