{"id":31523,"date":"2026-02-02T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/?p=31523"},"modified":"2026-02-02T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:45:00","slug":"apple-reportedly-exploring-a-square-flip-style-foldable-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/apple-reportedly-exploring-a-square-flip-style-foldable-iphone","title":{"rendered":"Apple Reportedly Exploring a &#8216;Square&#8217; Flip-Style Foldable iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple is exploring a square, clamshell-style foldable iPhone design. The device would compete directly with the Galaxy Z Flip 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rumors suggest Apple&#8217;s first foldable phone could launch later in 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A larger, iPad-sized foldable device has likely been delayed until 2029.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The clamshell model is currently just a concept and not guaranteed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple seems ready to dive deeper into the world of bending screens. A new report from Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman suggests the tech giant is currently playing around with the idea of a \u201csquare, clamshell-style\u201d foldable iPhone. While this specific device isn&#8217;t a sure thing just yet, it shows Apple is looking well beyond a single type of folding phone for its future lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Apple decides to move forward with this design, the smaller device would go toe-to-toe with established players like Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Motorola\u2019s revamped Razr. The logic here is pretty straightforward: if consumers continue to buy the flip form factor, Apple wants a piece of that action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This news comes with a surprising dose of optimism regarding Apple&#8217;s immediate plans. Gurman implies that Apple is feeling confident about its <em>first<\/em> foldable iPhone, which the rumor mill suggests could actually launch later in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By looking into a second, smaller model now, Apple seems to be building a roadmap to capitalize on the demand they expect the first release to generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t the first whisper of a flip-style iPhone. The Information previously claimed Apple engineers had already built prototypes of this exact design. It appears the company is weighing two distinct paths for the future: the smaller square &#8220;flip&#8221; phone and a larger, book-style phone that offers more screen real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, not everything in Apple&#8217;s labs is moving quickly. The report notes that a much larger, iPad-sized hybrid device hit some engineering snags recently. That massive gadget might not see the light of day until 2029. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, all eyes are on the end of 2026 to see if Apple finally breaks its silence and gives the world the bending iPhone it has been waiting for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: Apple seems ready to dive deeper into the world of bending screens. A new report from Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman suggests the tech giant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}