Without a doubt, the most anticipated product of Apple for this year it is foldable iPhonewhich the company has not announced but which has been leaked in the media on numerous occasions. Its launch is expected next September, the month in which the company will present it along with the top range of the iPhone 18the models Pro and Pro Max. Now, new leaks coming from supply chain sources in Korea They offer clues about the memory, storage and price of Apple’s arrival in the folding mobile phone segment.
According to these leaks, published by the South Korean media The Bell and collected by 9to5Mac, Apple plans to offer 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM on its first foldable iPhone, supplied by Samsung.
Despite being a high-end product and, most certainly, the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever put on salethose 12 GB of RAM would not be an improvement over what the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The iPhone Fold is also expected to arrive in three storage variants, with 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB, in line with the high-end of the current iPhone catalog.
This relatively low amount of RAM is more surprising considering the possible price of the device. According to the media, the foldable iPhone will launch in the United States 2,000 dollarscosting the version with 512 GB of storage $2,300 and $2,500 the 1TB one. That is, it would have a price similar to that of high-end MacBook and iPad Pro.
This information confirms what the technological YouTuber already leaked last December. Jon Prosserwho posted a video showing renders of the foldable iPhone and revealing some specifications. This leak occurred despite the fact that Prosser and his alleged accomplice Michael Ramacciotti are being sued by Apple for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets related to iOS 26 and Liquid Glass. The lawsuit claims that Ramacciotti obtained that information by accessing a development iPhone and then transmitted what he discovered to Prosser, who shared the information through his YouTube channel.
According to Prosser, the commercial name of the foldable iPhone will be iPhone Ultra and will have an exterior screen of 5.5 inches and another interior of 7.8 inches. Closed, it will have a thickness of 9mm.
One of the reasons why Apple has taken its time to enter this sector is to solve the well-known fold problema visible mark that appears in the area where the screen is folded. To mitigate this, Apple would use a liquid metal hinge mechanism combined with a metal dispersion plateaccording to the youtuber.
In addition, the iPhone Ultra would work with the chip A20 Promanufactured with a process of 2nmand would have Touch ID rather Face ID. The information also fits with previous rumors about the device’s notable autonomy.
As for the price, Prosser maintains that it will be between 2,000 and 2,500 dollarswhich coincides with the most recent leak already mentioned. We will have to wait a few months to see if all this is confirmed, but The fact that Apple has sued Prosser reinforces the credibility of its information.