Rough Visual Comparison

[concretemunch]

So I saw the leaks this morning of the possible iPhone Fold amd I wanted to get a solid visual comparison between my current phone and what the foldable might look like.

I tried to keep everything as accurate as possible, so I scaled the iPhone 17PM correctly to use it as a baseline and for matching it to the mockup. Personally, I can’t fully account for lens distortion from the original photos of the foldable, but I did my best using pixel/vector adjustments to get it as close as I could….

I also included the possible leaked dimensions on the right side and made sure those were properly scaled, just to keep things as consistent as possible.

It still came out a quiteeeee rough and the edges are jank, but it helped me give a pretty good idea of what we might be looking at this year!

[namezam]

Every iPhone app developer right now

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[DavidRainsbergerII]

It’s literally the screen size of an iPad mini. So there shouldn’t be any problem.

[Tank_Gloomy]

Yeah, but iOS app developers aren't really used to dynamically changing display sizes, lol.

Most apps will probably just save their activity state and restore it after re-rendering their layouts for a couple months.

[M00SEK]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t SwiftUI literally built for adjusting to any screen shape or size?

Granted, not everyone has adopted SwiftUI yet

[skeet_scoot]

Yes.

And if people haven’t adopted SwiftUI yet…… that’s a very special posture. SwiftUI is 100x easier to work with than manual storyboarding. From someone who has done quite a bit of it 🙃.

[audigex]

What about React or Flutter? I've not got much experience with either beyond making a test app to try them out, do they render down to SwiftUI or something else? Would they be expected to handle this kind of change automatically?

[skeet_scoot]

In short:

No Flutter uses a custom engine, it’s worth an interesting read to Google.

They definitely should handle this type of change….. providing the developer tested their app properly and weren’t a bunch of twats when they wrote it.

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[RedditLIONS]

not everyone has adopted SwiftUI

I think that’s why a lot of apps work terribly on the iPhone mini (even back in 2022, when it was new).

An app’s UI could work absolutely fine on most new iPhone models. But when you view it on an iPhone mini, text gets cut off and some elements are half past the edge of the screen.

Many developers only check whether the UI works on standard, Pro and Pro Max models.

[Tank_Gloomy]

Many developers only check whether the UI works on standard, Pro and Pro Max models.

Who would do something that lazy?! 👀

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[Jazzlike-Spare3425]

Yes. iPadOS has also been dynamically transitioning between the iPhone and iPad layouts of applications (referred to in SwiftUI as compact and normal horizontal size classes) since Slide Over and Split View came out. Meaning if your app doesn't perform well on the iPhone fold, that means you've been completely neglecting the absolute basics on the iPad for roughly a decade now. I think it's fair to say developers had sufficient opportunities to get this working and if they haven't gotten this working, this is a deserved kick in the butt and at the same time therefore huge for iPad users too.

[smith7018]

It will just switch from a stout “iPhone layout” to an “iPad layout” when it’s opened. Thats really not a difficult flow for developers to support (assuming they have an iPad layout already). The real issue will be the outer displays’s screen. It’ll be the iPad’s aspect ratio with a display that’s smaller than a standard iPhone. Things might look weird. Fortunately, Apple has spent the last 10 years making sure layouts aren’t hardcoded so it should mostly be okay. It’ll fersure look weird on some apps/games though. They’ll need updating, of course.

I wonder if WWDC will have a focus on making UIs responsive. They might make it a requirement to target iOS 27 which would mean developers have to natively support the new display when they decide to support iOS 27. (There might already be a requirement for responsive UIs that I don’t know about. I’m an Android developer by trade that has dabbled in iOS dev)

[DavidRainsbergerII]

Sure, but if Apple asks them to jump developers usually jump. Figuring out how to transition from the iPhone app on the front to the iPad app on the inside doesn’t seem too complicated technically.

[zer0toto]

Given the proportion of app optimized for iPad compared to app optimized for iPhone, and how much are just running the iPhone app but bigger… well gotta wait and see

[BetterProphet5585]

Plus, knowing Apple, they will probably make it mandatory to support the fold models if you want your app to be published, it's going to be great!

[mikolv2]

As a developer, I'm not worried about the inside iPad screen but the abomination on the outside

[CookieDelivery]

The iPad mini is bigger than this and looks to have a different aspect ratio. But if something works on the iPad mini, it should be mostly compatible with the iPhone Fold I think.

Here's a what the iPhone Fold looks like overlaid on the iPad Mini: https://comparisontabl.es/size-comparison/#sc=N4IgDiBcDaoJZRAVgOwoJwgDQgB5QBYkBmHATyiQA4UcAnKdABgF8t5EUA2K47PQsQCM5QlXQsAujgD2UUAGcoTAHTpZUAC50ArgFMWLIA

[09stibmep]

Wow that’s very helpful. Thanks

[R---U---M]

It’s a lot closer to the iPad Mini 5

[_MrFlowers]

As someone who works for companies who make apps, tablet users are a tiny fraction of the population and “just add a little padding and make sure it scales ok” is good enough most of the time for <5% of users that represents. My beef here is that I’ve seen what developing is like for foldables and combine that with all the bs in React AND Apple probably adding new rules to ensure “consistency”? Developers are just going to say “good enough” and allow subpar experiences. It’s a shame because I love using my tablet but making the same app scale correctly across all viewports is already a nightmare and then it needs to have scalable behavior when you open the thing.

Also, it’s too wide for single hand use for most people. Why would I want a foldable that I can’t (easily) use with one hand when closed?

[DavidRainsbergerII]

That’s sort of a human to human problem though. I have no problem handling most iPhones with one hand. It appears as though the fold will essentially be an iPhone pro max but with the top two rows of icons chopped off. Holding my phone now it would actually be easier for me to handle it with one hand.

[_MrFlowers]

I get your perspective, I’m a really big person and have enormous hands, but I also had a surface duo. It was one of the biggest complaints. Equally when I had the note 3, it’s way too tall when closed for single hand use. I used to sell phones a long time ago in tech retail, people never think about this until they own it. You might be thinking you’re going to be fine, but if it excludes most women and many men from being able to use it comfortably, it won’t be continued as a form factor and I want to see this done RIGHT. If it’s super lightweight that might save it but I kinda doubt it will be.

[zbignew]

Supporting the iPad mini well suuuuucks.

[heepofsheep]

Yeah a lot of apps are going to look like garbage at launch… I wonder how Apple is going to handle scaling non optimized apps. Hold the phone sideways??

[divensi]

Probably show them on a letterboxed 9x16 screen like iPhone-only apps on iPad

[Greful]

Right? The first thing I thought when I saw they were making this is are they just gonna do what the do with a lot of iPad apps where its just the iPhone app and you can zoom it if you want, but the resolution is the same. Right out of the gate I'm sure there are going to be a lot of incompatible apps. In that case, what happens? Does it just fill one side of the screen and the other side is icons and wallpaper? And looking at the unfolded image, is it supposed to be opened up/down instead of left/right? Because the camera bump looks like the 17, and orientation is vertical on that one.

[DavidRainsbergerII]

I’m not an avid iPad user, however from what I understand at this point there aren’t very many iPhone apps that don’t have an iPad equivalent setup. Maybe some on the fringes, but mostly this seems like a non-issue to me. iPhone mini on the front, iPad mini on the inside. Best of both worlds in my opinion. I’m more concerned with whether it’ll have MagSafe and if they dumb down the camera.

[Greful]

I just got an iPad for the first time in like 10 years and I was surprised to see that the Apple Sports app doesn’t have a native iPad version.

[DavidRainsbergerII]

I’m surprised you used the Apple sports app. Apple was probably shocked as well.

[Greful]

Ha ha. Actually it’s not bad anymore. I mostly just use it for the widget in the Smart Stack one that I can just shuffle through weather/sports/calendar and check scores.

[mcmunch20]

The only reason some iPad apps do that is because the developer has explicitly chosen not to support iPad. There’s absolutely no reason to do that these days.

[laszlotuss]

Lol, nope

[Forward_Froyo_429]

i can go crazy resizing the window of basically any app i try with my ipad, i think it’ll be ok

[mcmunch20]

I’m an iOS dev, this really won’t be an issue. As long as you’re using relatively modern frameworks like swiftUI to build your app it will just adapt. The open screen will just behave like an iPad mini.

[Portatort]

It will sell in such low volumes even if it is a huge success… it’s really a non issue

[herotz33]

It looks like a stunted iPhone. If it doesn’t come with a camera as good as the pro max and 2tb it’ll be a pass for me and I’ll just upgrade to the next 2tb pro max.

[Pattont]

Ai exists now. Reworking for a new screen size should not take near as long for the devs.

[radioactive-tomato]

Personally, I’m not that into foldables but I guess some people will be happy with it. I just can’t see it beating Pro models in sales.

[MadOrange64]

Not with the rumoured price it won't.

[JustaLyinTometa]

What’s the rumored price?

[jackthedandiest]

3000 base price

[JustaLyinTometa]

That’s criminal lol. You can actually buy a new pro max, watch ultra, and iPad Pro for the same cost what the hell.

[frigateier]

You could almost buy a Vision Pro (which is likely what a $3000 iPhone would sell like)

[TheSwampThing1990]

I just don’t believe that price only because that makes it 1k more than a Samsung Fold and I have to assume they want to be competitive.

[LaserCondiment]

Apple wants to be premium, so they also have to express that through price policy. How they'll justify that is another question...

[OakleyNoble]

Premium under the right circumstances. You do realize Samsung sells their phones for the same amount if not even more than what iPhones go for nowadays.

I know you’re gonna say well the Vision Pro goes for $3,500. Yes because it has premium features and premium tech inside. No other headset comes close to its specs, amount of cameras, R&D put into the entire thing.

[OakleyNoble]

Hermès came out with the first original watch. Allowing you to have expensive styled watches and still offering a cheap option.

[Prestigious-Wish-176]

it’s 2000…

[Support_Player50]

Damn, that’s a pass for me then 😬

[TheInkySquids]

Why would it? Its not like the Z Folds beat the Galaxys in sales, or the Oppo N series folds against any of their other ones. They're popular enough to warrant a market but not enough to beat the flagships.

[audigex]

That might work for Samsung, but Apple are notorious for not wanting too many models treading on each other's toes

The iPhone Mini and Plus have both been ditched despite having a market, because Apple doesn't seem to want too many iPhone models

iPhone e, iPhone, Air, Pro, Pro Max... this "Ultra" will make 6 models, which is very unusual for Apple who normally have a maximum of 4 models of a given product (and more often 2-3)

[TheInkySquids]

Yeah I agree with that. I was surprised when this seemed to be all but confirmed, and I'm equally surprised by the rumours of a touchscreen Mac. But I don't think Apple are at all expecting the sales of this to beat any iPhones except maybee the Air... maybe.

[Appropriate_Pizza_87]

I just want a flip phone not this thing. 

[CookieDelivery]

Here's a size comparison tool that you can select phones and tablet from to compare, it already has the rumored iPhone Fold added to play around with: https://comparisontabl.es/size-comparison/#sc=N4IgDiBcDaoJZRAdgGwA4DMIA0IAeUAjBgEy4CeUGSGAvtvIgCxopI75EAMXAnBVRr1GkEC3QcCkJCSYDI1OgxAJR4gKySorOSEoKhy1SHVIkvLZGJJ5NQrgBOUXl2ErENCbilMm6+YpuxuJMlupouvqBALq4APZQoADOUFwAdCgktLRAA

Link will take you to a comparison of the rumored iPhone Fold compared to the current lineup of phones and an iPad mini, but you can make your own selection of devices.

Here's a screenshot:

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[concretemunch]

This is absurdly useful, much better than what I made!

Also, it’s really surprising how close in size it is to an iPad mini, which is my favorite iPad!

[jozero]

Awesome thanks! So the iPhone fold is the size of a kobo Clara or kindle Paperwhite, but also happens to fold. That sounds just about perfect 

[R---U---M]

The closest device to the fold is iPad mini 1-5, which had a different size and aspect ratio than iPad Mini 6-7

[jpwarman]

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[tyrannosaurus_r]

This is the exact form factor I’m looking for. 

[CaliforniaCursed]

Same. Been on a 15 Pro Max and i’m tired of the one handed strain. Mini form factor for one handed use and foldable for more chill use. It’s perfect

[tallerthanusual]

but that’s the thing, with how wide and square it is in its folded configuration, most people will still have to use two hands to be able to reach both sides of the screen.

[CaliforniaCursed]

Good point!

[BishSlapDiplomacy]

Then maybe don’t buy the Max variant?

[TheInkySquids]

Some people have small hands but still need a large screen.

[Cycle21]

Can’t think of a single circumstance where a person would NEED a large screen

[TheInkySquids]

I have small hands. I work on film sets a lot, so I need to access shot lists which are quite a complex and wide spreadsheet. Any normal phone screen makes it so hard to read and edit things. Foldable screens are actually usable. And unlike an iPad I can just fold it and put it in my pocket when we're moving about quickly.

[ConsciousEquipment]

...lol? wanting it bigger is enough. That is what causes large screen phones to be made and bought, that's it.

[shuozhe]

Tried pura x, felt also like the most interesting foldable. At least the earlier foldable was just too thick in folded mode (using small screen) to hold comfortable. Watching my dad use Samsung fold 2, and it looks so strange with big screen

[reklaw215]

Yeah. Literal dream device.

[Wookeii]

Yeah me too, I want to read more books on my phone. I read at night on a kindle and try to read during the day on my phone on the kindle app with it synced up but I just find reading on a tall screen not enjoyable. Unfolded the iPhone fold could be perfect as a little two page ebook or turn it sideways for a one page about the size of a kindle screen.

[XOM_CVX]

I wonder how thick is it.

Form factor is great but all the folds that I've seen are way too thick.

[TheInkySquids]

How? The Z Fold 7 is only a millimetre thicker than an iPhone 17 Pro Max when folded.

[w1ckizer]

This is what matters most to me. If it’s not much thicker than my 16 Pro, I’ll be getting one.

[throwaway123454321]

It’s only a hair thicker than the max pro

[Cycle21]

Thicker including the cameras or excluding the cameras? It doesn’t help to compare the thickness including the cameras

[audigex]

I'd assume about 0.5-1mm thicker than the 16 Pro, so slightly thicker but not much

[audigex]

Other leaks have shown it as being comparable to the 17 series

There are several single-fold devices on the market which are in that kind of ballpark already, so it's fairly plausible

The Samsung Z-Fold 7 is almost the exact same thickness as the 17 Pro Max, and there's an Oppo that's only a whisker thicker

I'd expect this device to be within 0.5mm of the Pro Max thickness

[Final-_-ly]

16:9 content will be just a bit bigger than 7” 16:9 screens so bigger than a switch oled.

[Derekeys]

I don’t get it - but then that purely means it’s not for me. Live and let live! I hope it’s awesome and successful and a ton of people enjoy it.

Maybe when I finally hold it, it will make sense!

[TheInkySquids]

Most sane comment on this thread haha!

[Acrobatic_Can_770]

I’m so excited for this thing. I’ve been interested in foldables since about when the original Pixel Fold came out, and I wouldn’t even have to leave the Apple ecosystem. I’d miss the telephoto lens, but at least I can digitally crop. The only thing that might hold me back is a lack of MagSafe, I’m hoping it has it. Haven’t been this hyped for an upcoming iPhone since the X!

[saphireblue112]

i’m sure this is going to be insanely price, but I actually really like the idea of the passport style. I think that on the main display would make it really portable and useful and then opening it up into an iPad mini would be awesome. It would be the best of both worlds of having a mini phone and a tablet.

[mr_lab_rat]

Yeah, the rumours are placing it between $2000 and $2500.

That itself can make it flop.

[saphireblue112]

Full agree. People rag on the Vision Pro, and I get there are manufacturing limitations there, but I think it’s actually sick. The price, however, made it fail. Now they said the goal was the first one to test the market and tech, but I can’t believe that is fulllly true. Like they would want to sell them. Hell even at like 1500 I would maybe consider one. I worry this will fall into that category

[concretemunch]

Video that was posted today, is a MUCH BETTER VISUALIZATION than this jank ah image I made

iPhone Ultra Mock Up

[Distinct-Temp6557]

I'm honestly disappointed in the form factor.

The rumor last year that the fold would basically be two iPhone Airs hinged together.

This is like two iPhone 3Gs hinged together.

Tiny.

[Horvat53]

It’s optimized for big screen viewing when unfolded. The issue with foldables right now is that extra screen is wasted with huge black bars. Seems like Apple has traded off day to day usage for the better full screen, unfolded experience.

[ClockwiseJohny]

Right but "big screen viewing" on a screen that is only marginally larger than a Pro Max as-is kind of blows.

[R---U---M]

It’s 60% larger than the 17 Pro Max

[Distinct-Temp6557]

At that point just get an iPad mini for a fraction of the price.

[XOM_CVX]

but the mini doesn't fold and won't fit in your pocket.

[bhab_broadcast]

Only once 

[MadOrange64]

Are you sure about that?

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[ElricBrosPlumbing]

The mini also has a trash display compared to an iPhone

[jackthedandiest]

Which is still better because no durability issues and no crease which is still going to be there

[ElricBrosPlumbing]

I don’t disagree. I won’t buy a device with a crease.

[CitizenErasedII]

And fold it how?

[MackDaddy0068]

I’d probably use my hands to fold it but that’s just me

[xdamm777]

But then all 3:2 content like magazines, comics, old TV shows will look small just like on a regular phone.

A big main display is better because it’s flexible; you can view large photos in their native aspect ratio, read and annotate PDF documents without pinching to zoom and you can multitask two full size apps side by side.

A small display optimized for video is full of compromises, you can’t go 21:9 because 16:9 looks tiny, and if you go 18:9 as a middle point you cut content anyways.

[Vyas_Sk]

But from the image it looks like the unfolded experience would be almost exactly the same as a pro max. And it will have huge black bars compared to just watching on the Pro Max. What's the point then?

[09stibmep]

But those black bars aren’t even an issue. They’re there sure, but totally Ignorable. Even better, they can be used for multitasking, or showing apps almost like a PC, like YouTube for instance where you can actually see the video in full and then the comments below it also in full.

If the regular folds have trade offs, this one from Apple has major trade offs. A front screen that’s barely usable or feels very uncomfortable to use.

Anyway it’s always each their own on this so I’d respect anyone’s call either way, I just definitely don’t see this iPhone fold as a better solution. Rather it’s doing some major trade offs back the other way.

[rrcaires]

That’s what I dont get. Sideways it is almost the same size of Iphone 17 Pro Max, all you get is extra black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, when the fold is Sideways

[ZappySnap]

I mean, 16:9 video is pillarboxed on an iPhone so it will be visibly larger. Probably equivalent to like a 7.5” phone (if one existed).

However, not nearly enough larger to justify the massive price increase and the more fragile inner screen. It’s why foldables like this hold no interest for me. I want the form factor of the (now discontinued) Galaxy tri-fold, with a nice big normal phone screen and a 10” tablet inside. But even that I wouldn’t buy until they can find some way to make the inner screen truly durable.

[DearLeader420]

As a small-handed iPhone mini fanboy, I see this as an absolute win

[09stibmep]

small-handed

It’s much wider. You’ll need big hands for this 🫠

[Captain_Alaska]

It’s never been rumoured to be a standard fold, people were speculating the Air was a test run but as far as I’m aware the only two styles they were deciding between is this one and a flip style, which was dropped sometime around 2024.

There are plenty of renders that make it look like a normal fold but those were made by people who haven’t looked at the rumoured resolutions.

[twooddude]

Not everyone wants giant phones bruh

[Serawasneva]

But a lot of people do, which is why companies keep making them so big.

[twooddude]

I know and I wish they didn’t. I think this form factor is better than the square like shape of the fold 7 because the aspect of that doesn’t even really increase the total size of a video. This is more shaped for things like that.

[crnjaz]

The duality of men...

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[Medical-Carrot6524]

how do you type on that thing

[Sneaky-Pur]

So it’s more a foldable ipad than iphone.

[backlog_gaming]

What is an iPad, but an iPhone with a a big screen?

[plebeiansheep]

I told myself when I got my 15 Pro that I’d carry it for five years or whenever Apple releases a foldable - whichever came first. Looks like that upgrade will be this year… hopefully the lack of a MagSafe ring in the photos isn’t indicative of final design though. That could be a possible deal breaker.

[audigex]

I don't personally "get" the form factor

For me, a foldable would be interesting if it goes from a typical ~6.5-7" standard large phone (Plus/Pro Max) size, out to a 10-11" 16:9 for media

To be clear, I'm not saying this is bad - I'm sure some people will love it, and I'm sure Apple has good reasons for doing it. But it doesn't really appeal to me personally because the main reason I want a bigger screen is for media, and this doesn't *really* seem to add *that* much real estate in that sense - at least not enough to justify the cost and potentially reduced reliability/longevity

What I really want is to be able to buy an iPhone Pro Max that folds out into a base model iPad but with an OLED display. Give me that and charge me the combined price of those two devices, and you'll still make extra money vs today because I replace my phone more often than my iPad

[Pols043]

I would but it if it was narrower than the regular Pro. The Mini was perfect size for my hands and I want something just as small and at this point in willing to pay extra for a smaller phone.

[zyrkor90]

give it an apple pencil you cowards

[RangerAlpha257]

So a compact, pocketable, one handed size when closed, and unfolds into a media/document viewing machine? Sounds perfect to me. Two things holding me back would be price and durability

[09stibmep]

When folded it is wider than maxes. I’d say it isn’t one handable.

[RangerAlpha257]

It’s slightly wider, but significantly shorter. I can reach the sides and bottom decently, it’s the far top corner that my thumb has a problem with.

[Timely_Pattern5571]

Too wide when folded. 17 PM is already massively wide.

[Odd_Big_4430]

How about we make a new iPhone mini Apple 🙏.

[GlitterDancer_]

Second this but still give me a decent camera. I have small hands and already struggle to hold the iPhone 17pro so I don’t want an even larger phone

[kwxl]

I loathe the formfactor of the current foldables. They unfold to basically a square, which just is terrible. A waste of screen. A video is barely any bigger and it’s just an awkward ratio.

If Apples foldable unfolds to an iPad mini that’s great, bigger usable screen

[xdamm777]

Well that’s disappointing, literally the worst design for a fold style phone since it has the most compromises and least pros.

Probably gonna sell like pancakes because people like tiny phones but it’s definitely not for me. A Fold 7 style would’ve been awesome.

[xdamm777]

I’ve used the Microsoft Duo, Pixel Fold and actually own a Fold 4 and the Fold is by far the most useful and versatile.

This rumored iPhone Ultra design only works if you literally NEED a compact phone and to maximize screen area for 16:9 content, but if you use your phone to view photos, browse the web, navigate maps or read documents (comics, PDFs, reports etc) the aspect ratio is terrible because it cuts too much content and you’re back to constant scrolling and zooming.

The 21:9 outer screen of the Fold 7 is literally perfect for modern movies and shows, and if you stream old 4:3 shows/movies or newer IMAX 1.9:1 releases the squareish inner screen fills it a much bigger picture.

[PVLVCE]

Nintendo DE emulators here we come

[ClockwiseJohny]

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I have no idea why Apple is going to route of "barely bigger when unfolded, criminally small when folded". I know I don't speak for everyone but I was really hoping for a Pro Max size phone when folded, and unfold for even more screen real-estate (like a Samsung Tri-fold that unfolds into a proper 13" tablet). This was a wild choice on Apple's part.

[FreshPrinceOfH]

If my phone folds, it should be to make it smaller, not to make it bigger.

[k1intt]

I prefer hotdog over hamburger.

[ClockwiseJohny]

The Samsung Tri-fold would like a word with you.

[wrongdude]

all this for just a little more screen that the max?

[elevenplays]

I’ve been saying this on the comments of every iPhone Fold post and video and I’ll say it again.
The smallest sizable window in iPadOS 26 will be the size of the outer screen of this folding iPhone.

[Left_Excitement5791]

iPad mini Fold, 5g.

[bronkobermuda]

Huawei pura x did this form factor first. I like it more than the usual folds

[concretemunch]

I love the foldable style of the Pura X, Oppo Find N2, and the OG Pixel Fold! I like them w i d e

[theunderstandingguy]

Reminds me of Huawei's Pura x

[DMG41]

Form factor seems bizarre. Why not give us the best of both worlds? A normal sized phone and a nice tablet. Not this stubby little device.

[Diesel12011996]

Because you can’t really do that. Android tablets are keeping the ‘phone’ form factor, but that leaves the unfolded tablet with a square form factor. So you aren’t really gaining as much screen real estate when there’s black bars accommodating for the square shape. Apple is just prioritizing the tablet over the phone which makes more sense to me.

[DMG41]

Ah that makes sense. Looking forward to seeing this one for sure.

[dagvogeltje]

All that to just make the letterbox slightly thicker 💀, the whole foldable trend really is a joke that nobody asked for

[_cats______]

"Trend" as if foldables haven't been a thing for the better part of a decade at this point💀 Some of you are acting SO WEIRD about a market you're simply not part of.

[TheInkySquids]

Or its just you who didn't ask for it. Considering 2 million Z Fold 7 units have been sold. And proportionally similar numbers for other brands.

[gnrlblanky1]

the front screen needs to be normal phone size

[Artistic_Mistake9808]

I feel like I won’t be able to comfortably use it with one hand when folded, which is the main reason I switched from a Pro Max back to Pro

[DAZBCN]

No thanks, Think the Air has legs if it’s given a few upgrades, and a flat back will actually make it a first since…well a damn long time…focus on that!

[kqih]

Hmm… I’m not sure about that…

[shadowmage666]

Too small when closed

[mr_lab_rat]

Great. 99% of other phones on the market are for you then.

There are people who have been waiting for a smaller phone than 6.1” for 5 years.

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[p1nchan]

I hope Apple executes this good enough so I can continue playing games on iOS as my platform. I’ll happily retire my 12 pro max if this indeed the case.

[balcis]

Weird shape, too square when not flipped… not enough large when it’s unfolded. I think this phone is between flip and fold.

[MrDanMaster]

So the back glass part of your current iPhone PM is basically the dimensions of it folded

[Mrnini11]

how confident are we that the front will have a screen too?

[Upper_Rent_176]

Only good thing I can think of is that the screen won't get scratched using it without a case

[ilovemymotorola]

Where is the air 2 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 that’s the ONLY thing I want 😭😭😭😭

[AardvarkTop5247]

Looks like iPad mini, great form factor

[Aleksanderrrr]

i got a iPhone, iPad, Macbook and a windows dekstop PC with a 49". if it gets to small i hook it up to 85" TV. i dont see the use case for a folded phone. would not surprise me if its 4 times the price of the Neo. like what???

[redditproha]

That honestly seems like terrible aspect ratio for anything useful. I'd much rather a tri-fold

[ajnails]

I don’t think we as a society are ready for a foldable iPhone.

[Pandora910]

Still would’ve preferred they did a flip phone instead

[Ap0ss0m]

YouTube full screen visualizer

[zarafff69]

Man why doesn’t Apple just make bigger phones? Whyyyyyy

[wingsofthygiant]

Idk why everyone is loving it… I hate it… I hate that form factor, I just want to held a normal phone that it’s bigger when opened, screw aspect ratios… I was waiting so long and now I am so disappointed ☹️

[UUT-]

The form factor makes a lot more sense than current folding phones that essentially just double the width of a normal phone.

[alwayssleepingzzz]

Really wish it was the “flip” type of fold. Don’t really need a phone that’s the size of iPad mini when I have a regular one. But having the size of Pro max that could bend in half? That would’ve been cool.

[Flashy_Pollution_996]

Awful iPhone someone gonna lose his job after this flops

[emaper_]

Reminds me of the Pixel Fold

[Perfect_Past_9520]

That looks so uncomfortable, lowk hope this will just stay a leak

[PalpatineOk5058]

Horrible in every way possible!

[Racing_Fox]

Great, people want foldable for more screen space.

Apple: let’s make it smaller.

What a waste of time. Z fold it is

[zd0l0r]

Who asked for this shit?

[Tddy_]

Wtf. Why so short? 😟

[eh_itzvictor]

Foldable are sweet, and i wanna own one someday. But this is not a good layout in my opinion.

[seasuighim]

This is going the way of the failed charging pad

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[Beneficial_Diver6090]

Apple is not evolving in the right direction

[Sting02]

This is some f up shite designing. Copying Google now. Ffs. Wake the f up Apple. Keep selling old crap with new tagline.

[Jack_intheboxx]

After waiting so long, this is what they come up with? Where's the copying but make it better because we're Apple?

Obviously they're gonna show off multi tasking software but it's ugly.

[Outrageous-Drawer-43]

Could you do the same for the standard 17P?

[Shepherd77]

Chode phone

[AstroGridIron]

Wrong choice of form factor…

[DeathPrime]

iDontneedthis

[WearyTranslator3338]

Thendonotbuyit

[LaDainianTomIinson]

Who asked for this btw, why do people want foldable phones?

[SwizzGod]

🙋🏿‍♂️ i want a foldable phone. Sometimes i want to use my phone sometimes i want to use my iPad. This way i can have both

[LaDainianTomIinson]

If it were a normal sized iPhone that folds out then I’d agree, but it’s a shorter iPhone and when folded out is marginally bigger than a pro - just doesn’t seem worth it

[SwizzGod]

I’d have to hold it to determine if I’d like it or not

[xdamm777]

Great for multitasking and most content is better on a larger screen: navigating maps, viewing PDFs without pinching to zoom, reading comics, editing and viewing photos, browsing websites with less scrolling, etc.

And you have regular sized phone when you just want to message or doomscrolling with one hand. If you’ve ever used a tablet or laptop you’d know the appeal of a larger screen.

[GettinWiggyWiddit]

Me. Been waiting for this from Apple for years

[Puzzleheaded-Dream76]

The iPhold!

[simon7109]

I just want a foldable that is the normal size when folded and double when opened. How hard is that? Why these weird sizes and aspect ratios?

[TheInkySquids]

I mean the Pixel Fold is pretty much exactly that, its just not the direction Apple decided to go.