Apple's foldable iPhone faces engineering snags, possible shipment holdups: Nikkei Asia
Apple plans a foldable iPhone; 2021 models to get minor changes
Apple has been facing technical challenges while testing its first foldable iPhone, which may holdup release and production.
Apple has been facing setbacks in the engineering test stage of its first foldable iPhone. Reported on Monday, citing sources, it could lead to Apple foldable iphone delay in its mass ?production ?and product shipment planning, Nikkei Asia.
According to the Nikkei Asia Apple Report, ‘Engineering development concerns could hold the first shipments of the foldable iPhones by months in a worst-case condition’.
The report said, "It's true that more issues than expected have emerged during the early test production phase, and additional time will be needed to resolve them and make necessary adjustments."
Reuters could not confirm the report. Apple didn’t right away answer to Reuters' demand for a comment outside standard business hours in the US.
Nikkei had reported in January that Apple would focus on giving its first foldable iPhone and two non-folding models with upgraded cameras and wider displays for a flagship launch in the second half of 2026.
A fresh supply chain leak has shown how Apple may handle one of the prime issues connected to foldable phones: the noticeable crease on the screen. The details imply that the company is working on a diverse internal display formation for its first foldable iPhone.
According to a report shared by tipster Digital Chat Station, which posted that Apple could utilise a dual-layer glass system. Foldable iphone specs leaks may comprise both ultra-thin glass and ultra-thin flexible glass. In this system, the display layer would sit in the middle of the materials instead of straight away touching the hinge.
To do so, meanwhile, Apple will have to contend with a worldwide demand profile that remains largely unresponsive to the outstanding yet still-delicate form factor.
