We have been anticipating Apple’s arrival in the world of folding phones for years. And now It could become a reality if we pay attention to what different online and other paper media have published.like The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg. And they are all based on the same report.
This is the analysis by the firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC, Screen Supply Chain Consultants) published a few days ago and in which there is talk of a decline in sales of folding mobile phones, but also of Apple’s arrival in the foldable smartphone market in 2026.
“Although the market has stagnated – the report notes – and in 2025 it will decline for the first time, there are reasons for optimism. Apple is expected to enter the foldable phone market in the second half of 2026 and, given its dominant position in smartphones, it could generate significant growth for the market. As a result, 2026 is expected to be a record year for foldables, with growth of over 30% and projected growth of over 20% for 2027 and 2028 as well.”
But the foldable iPhone would not arrive alone if we pay attention to what is written in Bloomberg. Apple also hopes to launch a foldable 18.8-inch iPad in 2028. The apple firm would already have some prototypes that have an almost invisible fold and that, in essence, would be like “two iPad Pros, one next to the other.”
The device would be very interesting because, just like a foldable iPhone could carry elements of an Apple tablet (for example, a broader use of the iPencil, a foldable iPad would take it to challenge the market with laptops, with enough power to run macOS applications.
The arrival or possible arrival of this folding apple, It would be something expected not only by Apple fans, but also by the competition, although it may seem contradictory..
The reasons are multiple. If Apple decides on a foldable, this type of device will begin to have a defined and broader nichejust as happened with mobile phones, tablets or smartphones. The Cupertino firm has a history of not being the first, but of popularizing the product.
At the same time, one of the biggest beneficiaries would be its most direct competition: Samsung. The Korean manufacturer not only has its own folding products, it is also one of the main manufacturers of foldable OLED panels and, logically, a probable supplier of the foldable iPhone. In fact, for nearly five years, many of the iPhone screens were from Samsung. And finally, you have to accept that whatever innovation the foldable iPhone brings to market has the potential to become a standard that others would quickly copy.