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Foldable iPhone

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

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Fairly sure · Give or take a few days

10 October 2026

in 5 days

Almost certainly between 5 and 20 October 2026 — 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 5 separate stories Found across 18 articles. 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

  1. MacRumors
    Called a rumour

    Says revealed sometime between October and December 2026

    “Apple could introduce it in September, and then launch it a bit later” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 1 day later

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

  2. rumored · picked up by Engadget
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed 6 October 2026

    “with Apple rumored to be introducing its first foldable iPhone next month” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  3. Macwelt · picked up by MacRumors
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed between 20 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

    “Apple's foldable iPhone could follow at a later date, with pre-orders potentially not opening until late September.” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  4. MacRumors
    Called a rumour

    Says revealed sometime in September 2026

    “Apple could introduce it in September, and then launch it a bit later” Read it ↗
    Strong track record +13 sites repeated it Moved our date 2 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

  5. MacRumors
    Reported

    Says revealed 12 September 2026

    “Apple will reportedly push things back this year and begin accepting pre-orders at midnight Pacific Time on Saturday, September 12.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 10 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 5 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 (15 days wide), with a standard deviation of 7 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash c917a4a1a4374d9701b4d67c…

On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Fairly sure · Give or take a few days

19 October 2026

in about 2 weeks

Almost certainly between 10 and 29 October 2026 — 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 5 separate stories Found across 18 articles. 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

  1. MacRumors
    Called a rumour

    Says on sale sometime between October and December 2026

    “Apple could introduce it in September, and then launch it a bit later” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 1 day later

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

  2. rumored · picked up by Engadget
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale 6 October 2026

    “with Apple rumored to be introducing its first foldable iPhone next month” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  3. Macwelt · picked up by MacRumors
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale between 20 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

    “Apple's foldable iPhone could follow at a later date, with pre-orders potentially not opening until late September.” Read it ↗
    Brand new source Did not move our date
  4. MacRumors
    Called a rumour

    Says on sale sometime in September 2026

    “Apple could introduce it in September, and then launch it a bit later” Read it ↗
    Strong track record +13 sites repeated it Moved our date 2 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

  5. MacRumors
    Reported

    Says on sale 12 September 2026

    “Apple will reportedly push things back this year and begin accepting pre-orders at midnight Pacific Time on Saturday, September 12.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 13 days earlier

    MacRumors usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 3 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 10 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026 (19 days wide), with a standard deviation of 8 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 273cc3c735baee03b3897b94…

Prices reported elsewhere

Currencies we have a price for but no matching launch market. As reported, in the currency they were quoted in — we never convert between currencies, because a converted figure is a number nobody actually printed.

yuan Reported

from ¥2,000

Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.

1 source, 1 report

US dollar Reported

from $2,000

Stated as fact, but by only one or two sources.

The article wrote a bare currency symbol, so we have assumed USD.

1 source, 3 reports

What the hardware is

4 of 20 headline specs known so far. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

display

Screen size
5.5" Rumoured

performance

Chipset
A20 Rumoured

battery

Battery
5000 mAh Rumoured

body

Thickness
4.5 mm Rumoured

Still unknown: panel type, refresh rate, resolution, ram, storage, main camera, front camera, rear cameras, wired charging, height, width, weight, ingress protection, operating system, 5g, nfc.

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.

  1. 19 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 10 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026 · 273cc3c735…

  2. 10 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · c917a4a1a4…

  3. 18 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 9 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026 · e0fa979ee8…

  4. 9 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · 50c9680452…

  5. 17 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 8 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026 · 9c7b3fac12…

  6. 8 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · 59daa8e72b…

  7. 16 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 7 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026 · 60a0986b5a…

  8. 7 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · 5237c9b099…

  9. 15 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026 · 6525f7156d…

  10. 6 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · e22022e433…

  11. 14 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 26 Oct 2026 · de5bc5390a…

  12. 5 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · bb030d75d3…

  13. 13 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · acc24c504e…

  14. 4 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · 4dbfe25719…

  15. 12 October 2026 On sale 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · 5207a42d80…

  16. 13 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · dbf202ae2d…

  17. 3 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · e448c8fab1…

  18. 12 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 · 93a0be6e2f…

  19. 2 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 · 23eb35d135…

  20. 11 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · 65864e96bc…

  21. 1 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 · 0ef14b2304…

  22. 10 October 2026 On sale 2 days later

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · d6579ad5c9…

  23. 30 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 2a2d749aed…

  24. 8 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026 · e1ebe90a17…

  25. 29 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · a519726dc0…

  26. 7 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026 · 4c83688082…

  27. 28 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · f5d3496f1d…

  28. 6 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · b84e92a29f…

  29. 27 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 022ae2e352…

  30. 5 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · 48f3117c2c…

  31. 26 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 21 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 6599cace34…

  32. 25 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 20 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 16f079efd3…

  33. 4 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · 07b8835e05…

  34. 24 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · eab0b2d96e…

  35. 3 October 2026 On sale 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 57d1f69e11…

  36. 23 September 2026 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · 862700f26a…

  37. 5 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · 2973e64ec6…

  38. 24 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 1f3ab1f7cf…

  39. 4 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · 9c88299feb…

  40. 23 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 17 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 4b35923c6a…

Other names this device goes by

Codenames used by leakers: V68, iPhone Ultra

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