Foldable iPhone Under-Screen Touch ID Rumor Dismissed by Analyst

Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo is lasting by his prediction that Apple's archetypal foldable iPhone volition diagnostic Touch ID integrated into the broadside fastener alternatively than an under-display fingerprint sensor.


In a post connected X (Twitter) today, Kuo referenced his March forecast for the rumored 2026 device: "Six months ago, I predicted the foldable iPhone would usage side-button Touch ID." Kuo goes on:
"There are present marketplace rumors that it volition follow an under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, but I deliberation that's unlikely. It's expected that Luxshare ICT volition proviso the side-button Touch ID module for the foldable iPhone." Kuo's archetypal prediction outlined a book-style foldable iPhone with an astir 7.8-inch interior show and 5.5-inch outer screen, priced betwixt $2,000 and $2,500. He suggested Apple would skip Face ID authentication to prevention interior abstraction successful the folded design. Apple has already utilized broadside button-integrated Touch ID for the iPad Air and iPad mini, truthful the plan prime is not unprecedented.

Camera-wise, the foldable iPhone is expected to see a dual-lens rear camera, with a front-facing camera for some folded and unfolded states, according to Kuo.

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Both Kuo and chap expert Jeff Pu accidental wide accumulation is planned for the 2nd fractional of 2026. Bloomberg newsman Mark Gurman has said helium expects the instrumentality to beryllium launched adjacent year successful the fall season.
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