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Design of foldable iPhone confirmed by dummy sets [1]

['Rob Beschizza']

Date: 2026-04-08  

Tech journalist Sonny Dickson posted "exclusive first dummies" of the iPhone Fold to X¹, revealing that it is indeed a phone that folds. The existence of the dummies suggests a release sooner rather than later, and their design matches previous reports. The folded halves are squarer than in the earliest mockups: a "horizontal" flip rather than a "vertical" fold, as with the reborn Moto Razr and Galaxy Z Flip7.

Gizmodo's Raymond Wong wonders at the lack of one detail:

Other details that the dummy units don't show: a cutout like on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max and a MagSafe ring. The latter is particularly concerning. It would be a major misstep if the foldable iPhone, which is rumored to start at around $2,000, doesn't have MagSafe or wireless charging. … There will be rioting in the streets if Apple's cheapest iPhone has MagSafe, but its most expensive iPhone doesn't.

MacRumors' Tim Hardwick thinks the real name will be iPhone Ultra, reflecting how pricey it's going to be.

If Apple does adopt the Ultra name, it wouldn't be the first time. The company already uses the moniker to designate Apple Watch Ultra and CarPlay Ultra as premium products, not to mention its top-end M1 Ultra and M3 Ultra chips. Indeed, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported in March that Apple is considering "Ultra" branding for an OLED touchscreen MacBook and a future AirPods model with cameras, suggesting the label could spread across several product lines.

Meanwhile, Nikkei reports that Apple has run into engineering snags that may yet delay things.

Here's Apple Track's video from last month, showing the aspect ratio of the handset.

1. x.com/SonnyDickson/status/2041395690598019402

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