The Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu has made some startling predictions about Apple's movements over the next two years, which include a new ‘Slim’ model of iPhone 17 and the company’s debut in the foldable space.
Apple's first foldable devices The analyst Pu claims that Apple has “accelerated” its foldable work, with “increasing visibility” of the company’s foldable devices on supply chain checks. 9to5Mac covered what Pu had to say about Apple’s foldable plans. It has previously been suggested that Apple won’t dive in with a foldable iPhone, and will instead test the waters in one of its lesser product categories, like a folding iPad or a MacBook/iPad hybrid. It’s a smaller pool of buyers, but the global tablet market is overwhelmingly dominated by Apple in a way that the smartphone market isn't, which makes it a useful area to experiment in.
The Pu investor note seems to back this up, with the prediction of a 20.3-inch foldable device arriving in late 2025, followed by an iPhone Fold or iPhone Flip in the tail-end of 2026.
There’s not much detail about either for the moment. Pu says that the first foldable will be a “new line-up for Apple” aimed squarely at the “ultra- high-end market," which perhaps isn’t surprising given the cost of foldables and Apple’s premium products more generally. If it’s as powerful as a MacBook Pro with a foldable panel, it could easily clear the $2,500 mark and be honing in on Vision Pro’s $3,500 price tag.
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