{"id":388098,"date":"2021-03-02T11:15:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=388098"},"modified":"2021-03-02T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:18:02","slug":"foldable-iphone-will-launch-in-2023-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/388098-foldable-iphone-will-launch-in-2023-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Foldable iPhone will launch in 2023 – Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple could launch its first foldable iPhone in 2023, according to a report from 9to5Mac<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This was based on an analyst note from renowned Apple leaker Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities, a financial services group in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

The note included details around the company’s plans for its iPhone line-up over the next few years.<\/p>\n

As part of this, Kuo said that Apple could launch a 7.5- to 8-inch foldable smartphone by 2023.<\/p>\n

This timeline would be dependent on whether the company can “solve the foldable mobile device\u2019s key technology” and ongoing problems in mass production can be fixed this year.<\/p>\n

Reports that Apple is working on a foldable smartphone have surfaced time and again over the last few years, in particular with regards to patents that Apple had secured for foldable smartphone screens.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Front Page Tech analyst Jon Prosser<\/strong><\/a> a prototype of a foldable iPhone has actually been developed.<\/p>\n

His claims were supported by a Bloomberg report<\/strong><\/a> which said sources familiar with the matter claimed internal discussions have revolved around a number of foldable screen sizes, including one that unfolds to a similar size as the 6.7-inch display on the iPhone 12 Pro Max.<\/p>\n

Various designers and publications have also drawn up renders of what the foldable smartphone could look like, including ConceptsiPhone, which has created concepts of both a clamshell<\/strong> <\/a>and phablet<\/strong><\/a> design.<\/p>\n

Other iPhone details<\/h3>\n

Kuo also said that the iPhone 13 Pro will be the first to employ a punch-hole style front camera in 2022.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, its 2023 successor will be the first to drop the notch completely.<\/p>\n

In addition, the top-end model from 2023 will offer an under-display fingerprint reader and periscope camera.<\/p>\n

Another notable detail is that Kuo does not expect Apple to switch to USB-C charging anytime soon, which means users will have to be content with<\/p>\n

Now read: Apple customer orders iPhone 12, gets apple yoghurt instead<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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