For a long time, foldable phones have felt like a category Apple was intentionally ignoring.
Samsung kept releasing new versions, other companies tried different designs, and every year the hardware improved a little, but none of it really felt like something Apple would ship.
The devices were interesting, but they always looked a bit experimental, and Apple usually avoids selling experiments as flagship products.
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Now there are reports that Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that uses a dual layer ultra thin glass structure to reduce the visibility of the crease and improve durability over time.
That detail says a lot about how Apple tends to approach new hardware categories. The company usually focuses on the problem that makes a product feel unfinished and tries to solve that first before it ever announces anything.
If Apple really does release a foldable iPhone, the price is expected to land somewhere between $2,000 and $2,500.
That would make it the most expensive iPhone Apple has ever sold, but Apple has been slowly preparing its customers for higher prices for years.
The Pro models already sit at the top of the smartphone market, and Apple has shown with products like the Apple Watch Ultra that it is comfortable creating an even more expensive tier above its existing lineup.
So the foldable iPhone might end up being less about competing directly with existing foldables and more about creating a new category inside the iPhone lineup itself.
Instead of replacing the standard iPhone, it would sit above it as a premium device for people who want the newest hardware Apple can make, regardless of price.
Apple has entered new product categories this way before, and when it does, it usually changes how the rest of the industry approaches that category.
If Apple released a foldable iPhone for around $2,000, would you actually consider buying one, or is that a step too far even for Apple?
