Samsung and Huawei are currently a few of the only companies that havecommercially launched foldable deviceslinkinthe market. Apple might soon join their ranks as two of its foldable deviceprototypes have passed the durability test at Foxconn.
Both variants are unique and feature a folding mechanism similar tothe Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip. In other words, one bendshorizontally, while the other folds vertically. As per the report, bothfoldable iPhones are not fully functional at the moment, and only thechassis and display components were tested.
Notably, these two areas are the crucial aspects, which had also proved tobe the biggest launch challenge to Samsung’s first foldable device,the Galaxy Fold. So, it is reassuring to hear that Apple designs havepassed quality control and durability checks for both parts. Furthermore,UDN also stated that now, the company would begin to evaluate both devicesand will drop one of the designs and go forward with the other one.
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Unfortunately, there’s no say as to when the company will launch a foldabledevice, but we can expect it to arrive most likely by 2022. It is alsoexpected that Apple would ship an iOS/iPadOS hybrid software on this deviceto bring the functionality of both a tablet and a smartphone on thefoldable device.
