A lot could change in the next two years.
The question was never if, but when, and according to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the long-rumored foldable iPhone is now expected in 2023. According to note from the analyst seen by MacRumors, Kuo said he predicts Apple’s first foldable iPhone will feature an 8-inch flexible OLED display sourced from Samsung and will go on sale sometime in 2023. Kuo also says that based on estimates and Apple’s “requested capacity plan,” he expects Apple to target sales between 15 and 20 million units, which would present a pretty big jump up from the 2.8 million foldable phones sold industry- wide in 2020 —of which nearly 80% were from Samsung. “At present, the product position of foldable smartphones is mainly to integrate the smartphone and tablet,” Kuo wrote. “ But we believe that the foldable smartphone is only one of the applications of the foldable design.
