Apple · Foldable Iphone Rd Gen

Foldable iPhone 3rd Gen

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Early days · Could still move by months

4 September 2027

in about 11 months

Almost certainly between 23 January 2027 and 20 February 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says revealed sometime between January and December 2028

“更大尺寸的折叠屏 iPhone：苹果已经开始规划 2028 年的第三代折叠屏 iPhone，并讨论增加内外屏尺寸。” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 10 days later

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 23 Jan 2027 to 20 Feb 2028 (393 days wide), with a standard deviation of 140 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 5ab93d583ba3dffd19ce5dde…

On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

14 September 2027

in about 11 months

Almost certainly between 1 February 2027 and 1 March 2028 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Apple usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Apple normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 1 article. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 1 day later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says on sale sometime between January and December 2028

“更大尺寸的折叠屏 iPhone：苹果已经开始规划 2028 年的第三代折叠屏 iPhone，并讨论增加内外屏尺寸。” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 14 days later

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 1 Feb 2027 to 1 Mar 2028 (394 days wide), with a standard deviation of 140 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash bed11e6655e9c9c27e7b4660…

Where you will be able to buy it

Not known yet Not enough to go on yet

No report so far says which countries this one is for.

no market named in any report.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

14 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 1 Feb 2027 to 1 Mar 2028 · bed11e6655…
4 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 23 Jan 2027 to 20 Feb 2028 · 5ab93d583b…
13 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 30 Jan 2027 to 1 Mar 2028 · 3a8fd4af11…
4 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 21 Jan 2027 to 20 Feb 2028 · 53fe8507a1…
13 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 28 Jan 2027 to 29 Feb 2028 · f9824671fa…
4 September 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 19 Jan 2027 to 19 Feb 2028 · e34e739269…
13 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 26 Jan 2027 to 29 Feb 2028 · fda8f9f763…
3 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 17 Jan 2027 to 19 Feb 2028 · 627eb818b4…
13 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 24 Jan 2027 to 28 Feb 2028 · 9d78a8669a…
3 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 14 Jan 2027 to 18 Feb 2028 · 34fe245e71…
13 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 22 Jan 2027 to 28 Feb 2028 · a1433516d9…
3 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 12 Jan 2027 to 18 Feb 2028 · 8e43ce92a0…
12 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 19 Jan 2027 to 27 Feb 2028 · 8419a1bd72…
12 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 20 Jan 2027 to 27 Feb 2028 · d41a75410d…
3 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 10 Jan 2027 to 17 Feb 2028 · ac44a5a637…
12 September 2027 On sale 1 day earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 17 Jan 2027 to 26 Feb 2028 · 933c030c08…
3 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 7 Jan 2027 to 17 Feb 2028 · 4db6bc8459…
13 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 16 Jan 2027 to 25 Feb 2028 · c15fc62e07…
3 September 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 6 Jan 2027 to 15 Feb 2028 · b0f5748cc0…
12 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 14 Jan 2027 to 24 Feb 2028 · 389ef25c79…
2 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 4 Jan 2027 to 14 Feb 2028 · cec96d221f…
12 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 11 Jan 2027 to 23 Feb 2028 · a972236b57…
2 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 1 Jan 2027 to 13 Feb 2028 · a17b39e1f6…
12 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 8 Jan 2027 to 22 Feb 2028 · c90f5a4eec…
2 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 29 Dec 2026 to 12 Feb 2028 · 577322dc98…
12 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 4 Jan 2027 to 21 Feb 2028 · f9e09dbc94…
2 September 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 25 Dec 2026 to 11 Feb 2028 · 3aa1feb7a3…
11 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 31 Dec 2026 to 20 Feb 2028 · ad292d927b…
1 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 21 Dec 2026 to 10 Feb 2028 · 780ec46731…
11 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 27 Dec 2026 to 18 Feb 2028 · e2af1a3627…
1 September 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 17 Dec 2026 to 8 Feb 2028 · 932996e439…
11 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 23 Dec 2026 to 17 Feb 2028 · 3d4d0b4280…
1 September 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 13 Dec 2026 to 7 Feb 2028 · 7925b679a3…
10 September 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 18 Dec 2026 to 15 Feb 2028 · 077ccb0526…
31 August 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 8 Dec 2026 to 5 Feb 2028 · 600b8eaa5b…
10 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 12 Dec 2026 to 13 Feb 2028 · eb65c523c8…
31 August 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 2 Dec 2026 to 3 Feb 2028 · cd5bb08ef4…
9 September 2027 On sale 7 days earlier

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 6 Dec 2026 to 11 Feb 2028 · d6a63420e3…
30 August 2027 Reveal 6 days earlier

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 26 Nov 2026 to 1 Feb 2028 · 598c09726d…
16 September 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 19 Nov 2026 to 4 Mar 2028 · bfeea78cb6…

Not sure what any of this means? Here is how it all works, in plain English.