iPhone Fold: Source claims 0.15-mm crease, conservative pricing for Apple's first foldable

Apple's first foldable, likely named the iPhone Fold, is widely expected to arrive sometime later this year. The iPhone 18 Pro will also launch alongside, although the vanilla iPhone 18 is not expected until early next year..

A plethora of leaks have granted us a decent idea of what to expect from the foldable iPhone Fold - a 5.5 inch external and 7.8-inch crease-free internal display, A18 Pro SoC, and a 4.5-mm chassis are among the things we are somewhat certain about.

Foldable iPhone: Barely-noticeable crease, courtesy of Samsung Display

The crease-free display is definitely the most interesting aspect, and is likely to be marketed as one of the major selling points for the product. Apple has, reportedly, waited an extremely long time for display technologies to progress enough so that a crease-free display becomes attainable.

A recent leak shared by Fixed Focus Digital via Weibo has shed light on a few interesting details regarding the aforementioned iPhone Fold's crease-free display. According to him, the product is indeed confirmed to launch this year, with production orders already having been placed.

The crease, specifically, is reportedly to be less than 0.15 mm, and the folding angle has been set at around 2.5 degrees. While not completely nonexistent, it is clear that the crease will be barely noticeable, even when touched. For context, a human hair ranges from 0.017 to 0.18 mm.

Fixed Focus Digital also mentioned that the price for the iPhone Fold is "conservative", and the product strength is "good", but did not share any precise measurements or data points. Considering that the Z Fold 7 is currently priced at just under $2,000 (currently $1,810 on Amazon), we can easily expect the iPhone Fold to be at least as expensive.