Apple · Second Gen Foldable Iphone

second-gen foldable iPhone

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

15 April 2027

in about 6 months

Almost certainly between 12 November 2026 and 13 January 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 2 separate stories Found across 2 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 2 days 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 GSMArena
Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

Says revealed sometime between January and December 2027

“planning a second-gen foldable iPhone for 2027” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 35 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says revealed between 9 Sept 2027 and 31 Jan 2028

“第二代折叠屏 iPhone：苹果已经深入测试第二代折叠屏 iPhone，计划在首款机型推出一年后上市，并换用新芯片。” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 37 days earlier

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 12 Nov 2026 to 13 Jan 2028 (427 days wide), with a standard deviation of 150 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Early days · Could still move by months

25 April 2027

in about 7 months

Almost certainly between 22 November 2026 and 23 January 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 2 separate stories Found across 2 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 2 days 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 GSMArena
Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

Says on sale sometime between January and December 2027

“planning a second-gen foldable iPhone for 2027” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 35 days earlier

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 287 days earlier before believing it.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says on sale between 9 Sept 2027 and 31 Jan 2028

“第二代折叠屏 iPhone：苹果已经深入测试第二代折叠屏 iPhone，计划在首款机型推出一年后上市，并换用新芯片。” Read it ↗

Brand new source Moved our date 37 days earlier

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 22 Nov 2026 to 23 Jan 2028 (427 days wide), with a standard deviation of 150 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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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.

25 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 22 Nov 2026 to 23 Jan 2028 · a1c712d549…
15 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 13 Jan 2028 · ab0fb9b259…
23 April 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 20 Nov 2026 to 22 Jan 2028 · b502ea3d60…
13 April 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 11 Nov 2026 to 12 Jan 2028 · 96f647d101…
22 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 19 Nov 2026 to 20 Jan 2028 · 78c9441c8f…
12 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 9 Nov 2026 to 10 Jan 2028 · f6e1a663fc…
20 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 17 Nov 2026 to 18 Jan 2028 · 49afb7207e…
10 April 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 7 Nov 2026 to 9 Jan 2028 · e8c0e17457…
18 April 2027 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 15 Nov 2026 to 17 Jan 2028 · d5a6953e7f…
9 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 5 Nov 2026 to 7 Jan 2028 · 07749e96db…
7 April 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 3 Nov 2026 to 5 Jan 2028 · eecc74b1da…
17 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 13 Nov 2026 to 15 Jan 2028 · 3432955f86…
7 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 4 Nov 2026 to 5 Jan 2028 · 590c513d2f…
15 April 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 11 Nov 2026 to 13 Jan 2028 · e710b848ef…
5 April 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2028 · f887daa799…
15 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 12 Nov 2026 to 13 Jan 2028 · 43580e8880…
5 April 2027 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Jan 2028 · cad96b0d6a…
13 April 2027 On sale 4 days earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 10 Nov 2026 to 11 Jan 2028 · b26d156af0…
4 April 2027 Reveal 3 days earlier

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 31 Oct 2026 to 2 Jan 2028 · 6a57d3f693…
17 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 9 Nov 2026 to 7 Jan 2028 · ec33db31a1…
7 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 30 Oct 2026 to 28 Dec 2027 · 0b03aaf33b…
15 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 7 Nov 2026 to 5 Jan 2028 · 7ee052c26b…
5 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 28 Oct 2026 to 26 Dec 2027 · 1257849597…
13 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 5 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2028 · 03c681afae…
3 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 26 Oct 2026 to 24 Dec 2027 · 7d96b2ebb9…
11 April 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 3 Nov 2026 to 31 Dec 2027 · 5196c0c5ba…
11 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 4 Nov 2026 to 1 Jan 2028 · 87f695026b…
1 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 24 Oct 2026 to 21 Dec 2027 · f4b55b8657…
9 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 2 Nov 2026 to 29 Dec 2027 · 4ae3d49773…
30 March 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 22 Oct 2026 to 19 Dec 2027 · 074051c922…
28 March 2027 Reveal No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 20 Oct 2026 to 17 Dec 2027 · 9cde39d815…
7 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 31 Oct 2026 to 27 Dec 2027 · e2f5a261de…
28 March 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 21 Oct 2026 to 17 Dec 2027 · 66c0f2c588…
5 April 2027 On sale No change

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 28 Oct 2026 to 24 Dec 2027 · bc567f5760…
5 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 29 Oct 2026 to 24 Dec 2027 · 3a31166b11…
26 March 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 18 Oct 2026 to 14 Dec 2027 · ce6a895a66…
3 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 26 Oct 2026 to 21 Dec 2027 · 7cd959b04c…
24 March 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 16 Oct 2026 to 11 Dec 2027 · 611ff10c0c…
1 April 2027 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 24 Oct 2026 to 18 Dec 2027 · c1905dcd27…
22 March 2027 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 14 Oct 2026 to 8 Dec 2027 · fa5a360d00…

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