In summary:
- Macworld reports on leaked iPhone Fold dummies revealing Apple’s first foldable phone expected to launch in September 2026.
- The device features a passport-sized design with widescreen inner display resembling an iPad mini, plus two rear cameras.
- Notable omission includes lack of MagSafe support, representing a potential downgrade compared to other upcoming iPhone models.
Important details of the iPhone Fold, Apple’s first foldable phone, may have been confirmed by a new social media post by a widely respected leaker. In a post on X, Sonny Dickson posted two photos of what he describes as “exclusive first dummies” of the iPhone Fold, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Dummies are non-functional prototypes of unreleased products, designed to showcase possible form factors and help the makers to decide what shape and size makes most sense. Dummies can be made in a variety of forms before such decisions have been made, but in this case, Dickson is clear that these show the final sizes of the three products.
Assuming that the leak is accurate–and Dickson has had some major scoops in the past–there are a few key takeaways from the photos.
One is that the iPhone Fold is set to have two rear-facing camera lenses. That might sound disappointing, given that the iPhone Pro line has offered three since 2019 and the iPhone Fold is expected to cost almost twice as much as the 18 Pro. But last year’s costly iPhone Air, believed to be a sort of prototype for the the iPhone Fold development, only had one rear-facing camera lens. Having two could therefore be seen as an upgrade.
The other is that the iPhone Fold doesn’t seem to have MagSafe: there’s no sign of the telltale circle on the back of the chassis, which is visible on the dummies of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. In a reverse of the situation with the cameras, that’s a downgrade from the iPhone Air, which is equipped with MagSafe support. Even the latest budget “e” model, the iPhone 17e, supports MagSafe, albeit a slower-charging version.
Elsewhere, the iPhone Fold design is largely what we’ve seen before, with a passport-sized design and a widescreen inner display that’s roughly the size of an iPad mini. Dickson doesn’t show the phones from the side, so it’s hard to get a feel for how thick the Fold will be.
Followers of the iPhone Fold launch saga will likely be familiar with these details already, as Dickson’s dummies corroborate information gleaned from two sets of iPhone Fold CAD drawings released in the past few months. Indeed, the drawings leaked in December were used by a third party to create what was at the time referred to as the first iPhone Fold dummy. (Today’s leak, of course, refers to the first dummy made by the manufacturer, which is how the term would ordinarily be used.) The second set of CAD drawings was leaked in March by none other than Sonny Dickson.
The iPhone Fold, or iPhone Ultra by some accounts, is expected to come out in September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. For all the latest news and rumors as we head towards the launch, bookmark our regularly updated iPhone Fold superguide.
Author: David Price, Editor, Macworld
David has been writing about technology for well over two decades, and got on board the Apple hype train when covering the original iPhone launch in 2007. He is an enthusiastic Apple Watch evangelist and feels that the HomePod is misunderstood.