The long-rumored foldable iPhone is set to arrive next year, and is already facing some proactive competition from Samsung. Korea ET News Reports Samsung’s upcoming “Wide Fold” is also scheduled to launch in 2026, and will closely mirror the screen size and 4:3 aspect ratio of Apple’s first foldable phone.
The machine-translated report says that the Wide Fold is expected to feature a 5.4-inch OLED display when folded, and 7.6 inches when unfolded. “It will be a ‘passport’ type with a 4:3 screen ratio when opened,” an unnamed industry source said, citing ET News.
last week, Information It stated that Apple’s upcoming foldable device will have a 5.3-inch display that increases to 7.7 inches when unfolded, will have an aspect ratio “similar to that of Apple’s largest iPads when viewed in landscape mode,” and will be “wider than tall when unfolded.” Most iPad models have an aspect ratio of approximately 4:3. This was the latest rumor suggesting that Apple’s first foldable iPhone will have a screen Wide aspect ratio In portrait mode, though BloombergThe company’s Mark Gurman said in September that the device would look like two iPhone Airs stuck together.
Both Samsung and Apple’s upcoming foldable devices are expected to launch in the fall of 2026. The 4:3 aspect ratio is better for reading e-books and documents, viewing photographs, or creative tasks like design and photo editing, but may result in traditional horizontal and vertical videos. Ugly black bars at the top and bottom from the screen. This is something that can already be seen on Samsung’s square Z Fold 7 phone.