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As Apple prepares to make a splash, a brief history of foldable phones

Analysts say Apple’s entry could lift foldable shipments nearly 30% this year as the category moves beyond early reliability problems.

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Sept 9 : The first iPhone in 2007 mainstreamed touch-screen technology, years after it was developed. Now Apple is betting its maiden foldable phone can do the same for a format stuck in a niche despite years of efforts from Samsung and Chinese rivals like Huawei. The foldable iPhone, expected to be unveiled at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters later on Wednesday, marks one of the biggest changes to the flagship device that brings in around half of…

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Huawei, Xiaomi and Apple Accelerate Race to Foldable Smartphones

Foldable phones are only worth 2% of world sales, but the biggest brands bet on this solution

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As Apple prepares to make a splash, a brief history of foldable phones

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From foldgate to the iPhone Duo: the strange history of folding phones

Foldable phones have been around since 2018, from Royole's FlexPai to Samsung's foldgate. Here is how the format got to Apple's first foldable iPhone.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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