Apples foldable iPhone tipped to have world-first display that eclipses the Galaxy Z Fold

Date:
Fri, 09 May 2025 08:49:22 +0000

Description:
The foldable iPhone could have a new type of display that's thinner, lighter, brighter, and more color accurate than current foldable screens.

FULL STORY ======================================================================The foldable iPhone will reportedly use a different type of screen to Samsung's foldables It will supposedly have an integrated touch sensor, making it thinner and lighter It's also said to offer higher brightness and better
color reproduction

The long-rumored foldable iPhone will reportedly have a display made by Samsung, yet despite that its screen could actually have Samsungs own
foldable phones beat according to a new report.

Leaker yeux1122 posting on South Korean blog Naver (via MacRumors ), claims that the foldable iPhone will have a new type of screen that we havent seen
on any Samsung Galaxy Z Fold or Samsung Galaxy Z Flip models.

Supposedly, this screen will have a touch sensor integrated directly into the display, whereas with Samsungs current foldables the touch sensor is a separate layer placed on top of the foldable screen.

Having it integrated into the screen is common on non-foldable phones but is harder to achieve with a foldable. It comes with advantages though, including apparently making this screen around 19% thinner than Samsungs Galaxy Z Fold displays, as well as being lighter.

That in turn could help Apple keep the foldable iPhone thin, with previous reports suggesting it could be just 4.5mm thick when unfolded and between 9mm and 9.5mm thick when folded. Samsung could also benefit The successor to the
Z Fold 6 could benefit from Apple's requirements (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future)

That wont necessarily make it any slimmer than the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 , which is also rumored to be slimming down a lot compared to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 . But interestingly, according to this report Samsung is only making its own upcoming phone thinner because of the work its doing
to meet Apples display requirements.

So, in other words the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 may have a similar screen, but Samsung might not have pursued this if Apple hadnt reportedly required it.

The foldable iPhones display probably wont be identical to whatever the
Galaxy Z Fold 7 has though, as Apple will apparently hold branding trademarks for the foldable iPhones screen, so it may well be even thinner than the Z Fold 7s display.

And this new screen isnt just said to be thinner and lighter than Samsungs existing foldable displays, it also apparently has improved peak brightness, normal brightness, and color reproduction. So, this screen could be a real upgrade on the foldable displays weve seen to date.

Sadly, we probably wont see it for a while yet, with the foldable iPhone not likely to launch before late 2026. But we may at least see some of these improvements in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which is likely to land this July. You might also like Apples foldable iPhone is tipped to beat the
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apples-foldable-iphone-tipped-to-have- world-first-display-that-eclipses-the-galaxy-z-fold


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