iPhone Fold
Bloomberg tells us that the foldable iPhone (V68, apparently) will be similar in look to Samsung’s Z-Fold smartphones, opening out into a small tablet. The latest report claims it will have four cameras (so you can FaceTime in any configuration), will use an eSIM for network connectivity, and might use Touch ID rather than Face ID. The device, which will probably also use an Apple modem, is now scheduled for introduction in Fall 2026, along with the iPhone 18 series — an iPhone 18 Air, iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. The iPhone 18 model then appears in 2027.
iPhone Curve (Twentieth Anniversary)
Mark Gurman has been evangelizing Apple’s unshared plans to introduce a curved glass iPhone for months. He says this will make its debut in 2027, marking the device’s twentieth anniversary. It will boast curved glass edges all around, and feel like a living sheet of glass too, thanks to Apple’s Liquid Glass OS, which arrives next month.
We can guess at some of the rest, including an A20 processor, more memory, a successor to Face ID with the camera beneath the display, and second-generation contextual Apple Intelligence — these things won’t just look advanced, they will actually be advanced as we drive to peak 21st century technology. (Given eroding water and energy supplies, it’s questionable what comes next).
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