The folding phone space is getting crowded, and Apple is expected to jump into the mix this year with what could be called the iPhone Ultra. CNET’s Bridget Carey unfolds the rumors of how Apple’s folding iPhone could stand out by giving users an iPad-like experience.
0:00 iPhone fold expected this year
0:27 Apple’s folding iPhone advantage
0:47 How the iPhone Ultra could unfold
2:37 What the folding iPhone hardware could look like
3:47 Folding iPhone might be called iPhone Ultra
4:27 Why there won’t be a folding iPhone 18
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@ShankarBag960
May 1, 2026 at 2:51 pm
তোমরা যে মুম্বাই গুলো দেখছি আামার কিনার মতো অতো টাকা নেই ❤❤
@MoMo-UK
May 1, 2026 at 2:59 pm
I honestly don’t understand the hype around a foldable phone. What can it allow you to do more than having an iPhone for everyday use, and an iPad for large screen use?
It just doesn’t make sense. Right now to me it looks cool for cool’s sake.
@videobiker9131
May 1, 2026 at 3:11 pm
Since I can’t afford to spend $1000 for a regular iPhone, I’m hoping Apple won’t expect me to spend $2000 for a folding phone. Much as I like the idea of having something that can fold smaller so it’s easier to carry and open up so I can watch videos on it, I just can’t afford it.
@Fatboydoesortriesit
May 1, 2026 at 6:41 pm
Your kidding right lol it will be about 2500 lol 😂
@videobiker9131
May 1, 2026 at 6:47 pm
@Fatboydoesortriesit that’s about what Samsung charged for its first folding phone. What you seem to forget is that fooling phones have been around for about six or seven years and sometimes the best way to sell something is to sell at a bit of a profit. It will take longer for the R&D to be recouped, but it will sell more of the phones.
@mocapman
May 1, 2026 at 3:26 pm
Device looks like a cross between the pixel fold and the surface duo
@Citizen_2066
May 1, 2026 at 3:28 pm
So interesting to not hear you mention the most important phones with the “Ultra” name in it. I wonder if it’s because it’s the Chinese competition. iPhone is no longer the Flagship phone it once was.
@rocksinger45
May 1, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Not worth it to the average person ~ Too much $$$$$$$$$$ ~
@dragoflames
May 1, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Loved my Samsung Fold 5, 6, and 7. Have the Trifold now and love it too!
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
May 1, 2026 at 4:09 pm
To me, this only makes sense if, when open, it can have the same aspect ratio as an iPad, or 16:9. This allows you to take full advantage of the larger screen when watching YouTube/NetFlix/etc. If it’s square when open, I don’t see the point.
@oingpla
May 1, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Replaceable batteries
@darealwuan1
May 1, 2026 at 4:39 pm
The apple cult will pay anything for their new shiny thing
@WhiteRabbit.T.V
May 1, 2026 at 4:53 pm
1:03 that’s what she said. 😂
@eRocKzah
May 1, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Just call it iPhone Fold and get over it it’s a functional name that makes sense none of this ultra garbage
@PerryPerfectPerson
May 1, 2026 at 5:19 pm
If I have the money ill give it a shot
@matthewgil5094
May 1, 2026 at 5:27 pm
iphone passport. Done.
@richard1493
May 1, 2026 at 5:27 pm
I would rather just have the return of the iPhone mini.
@pcdsim
May 1, 2026 at 5:51 pm
Still think it should be called an iBook.
@blairsnkuna8072
May 1, 2026 at 6:17 pm
That’s what apple 🍏 always do, they wait for the other companies to come up with an idea, then they copy it and try to perfect it. If they were creative enough like the other manufacturers, they would be on fold no 7 like the rest of the competition, but because of Laking creativity, they couldn’t even make a flip style phone 😅
@Fran3490-c2t
May 1, 2026 at 7:34 pm
Nobody wants a useless square screen. The huawei pura x max size makes more sense. If apple wants to make a foldable phone, it needs to be wider and not square
@wayne-x30
May 1, 2026 at 7:35 pm
Apple is a follower right now, they are NOT innovative anymore. Please don’t buy their first generation folding phones. That said, I am into their ego- system.
@mattattack03
May 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm
The modern folding phones really don’t have a lot of these problems now.
@lorenzoreyes8828
May 1, 2026 at 8:19 pm
We all want an affordable phone.
@grimper35
May 1, 2026 at 8:41 pm
I guess I’m the outlier. I am completely unimpressed with what I’m hearing on these fold phones. I don’t want one.
@muckymucks
May 1, 2026 at 8:50 pm
I never buy the first generation of technology but I’ll look again on the third or fourth generations.
@joeyjoey7972
May 1, 2026 at 9:01 pm
the telephoto lens is an absoultele must, major deal breaker if the dont have it…