For the longest time, Apple has been avoiding the foldable smartphone space, and the reason has been rumored to be crease control. This year, the company is expected to finally release the iPhone Fold, its first entrant into this space, thanks to a practically crease-less folding display supplied by Samsung.
A new leak from China today purports to give us the exact specs of the crease. It is allegedly under 0.15mm, with a fold angle under 2.5 degrees. Thus, it won’t technically be a crease-less folding screen on the iPhone Fold, but very close to that.
The iPhone Fold is rumored to be announced in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, while the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e should arrive together in spring of 2027. The iPhone Fold is expected to sport an iPhone Air-like camera island with two sensors (portrayed in the image above), while for authentication it will use Touch ID embedded into the power button on the right side of the frame.
Source (in Chinese)
