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- Another analyst shows the starting price of Apple’s first folding iPhone to be around $ 2,300 when it is launched at the end of 2026-Early 2027.
- This would be more expensive than the starting prices of the most expensive iPhone (iPhone 16 Pro Max for $ 1,199) and the Expensive Galaxy Z -Folden 6 in the United States ($ 1,900).
That is enough of Great Android foldable To choose from, but if you prefer an iPhone, you have to wait at least for next year. Apple has long rumored to launch a folding iPhone, but it is expected only between the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027 or even beyond. Every time Apple comes around to launch one, you can bet that it will not be cheap, and we now have a better idea of how expensive a folding iPhone can be.
Seam Macrumors sharedAnalyst Tim Long has shared an investor research note with Barclays suggesting Apple’s first folding iPhone may have a start price in $ 2,300 range in the United States, making it the most expensive iPhone ever. As a reference is the most expensive iPhone right now the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which starts at $ 1,199, about half of this estimated price.
The price in the research note comes after discussions with hardware manufacturers in Asia. There is an increased discussion in the supply chain about a folding iPhone launch at the end of 2026 – the beginning of 2027, but the unit’s high starting price would limit the sales volume.
The remarked supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has also predicted that the first folding iPhone will be priced between $ 2,000 and $ 2500. Kuo also said that the device would have a 7.8-inch inner screen, a 5.5-inch outer screen, two back cameras, one front camera, a high-tight-flowered battery. The unit can be as thin as 4.5 mm when folded and between 9-9.5 mm when folded.
Apple’s first folding iPhone definitely seems to hover near, if no more, than the starting price of the original Galaxy Z-Folden, which was launched at a start price of $ 1,980 back in 2019. Samsung has since refined and upgraded the book style, with the last Galaxy Zfolden. Apple will definitely be in expensive telephone area even before price risks for more storage. Nevertheless, the high price can only arrange if the company delivers a foldable worth owning.