iPhone Fold Rumored Display Size Has Samsung Preparing a Direct Rival

Samsung aims to nutrient astir 1 cardinal units of its upcoming "Wide Fold" device, successful an effort to straight rival Apple's rumored foldable iPhone expected aboriginal this year.


According to Korea's ETNews, the Wide Fold volition spot Samsung's largest archetypal accumulation tally for a peculiar exemplary successful the past 3 years. The instrumentality is said to diagnostic a 7.6-inch foldable OLED show with a 4:3 facet ratio erstwhile unfolded, and a 5.4-inch screen screen.

Apple is expected to present a foldable iPhone this autumn with a akin 4:3 interior show ratio. When folded, users volition interact with a 5.3-inch outer show that is shorter and wider than a emblematic iPhone screen, portion unfolding it volition uncover a larger 7.7-inch iPad-style screen, according to The Information.

Industry expert Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to merchantability determination betwixt 8 and 10 cardinal units by the extremity of the year, assuming it launches successful 2026 and isn't pushed backmost into aboriginal adjacent year. Either way, it appears that by matching the device's facet ratio, Samsung is wasting nary clip going aft Apple successful a abstraction that the Korean tech elephantine has truthful acold dominated.

A root quoted successful the study says the Wide Fold "is not considered dramatically harder to physique than [the] TriFold," and Samsung whitethorn summation output depending connected the marketplace response. The upcoming Galaxy Z TriFold is expected to person lone a constricted tally of astir 200,000 units, compared to the Wide Fold's projected 1 cardinal units. Samsung is expected to motorboat the TriFold instrumentality connected January 30, starting astatine $2,899.


ETNews reports that the Wide Fold volition debut alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 astatine Samsung's Q3 Unpacked lawsuit successful July. If so, that's a alteration from erstwhile years, erstwhile Samsung staggered its peculiar models to debar cannibalizing income from its main lineup.

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Samsung's wide foldable shipments reportedly exceeded 6 cardinal past year, and the institution expects that fig to ascent with the Wide Fold joining its portfolio. Apple is expected to unveil its archetypal foldable alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models successful September.
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