Apple Pauses Foldable iPhone Plans Due to Display Durability Concerns in Testing Samsung Screens
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Apple has tested Samsung's foldable displays and found durability issues, with screens breaking down after repeated folding in Apple's labs.
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Apple has reportedly concluded foldable display technology is still too premature and has halted plans to develop a foldable iPhone for now.
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Foldable phones are risky but worthwhile for Samsung; Apple has more to lose if its first foldable iPhone flops.
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Recent reports suggested Apple's first foldable iPhone could launch in 2026-2027, but this may no longer happen due to durability concerns.
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Samsung foldable phones don't pass Apple’s durability tests that involve repeated folds and unfolds over an unspecified number of days.