Rumors of Apple's foldable iPhone surfaced about three years ago after rival companies like Samsung launched foldable phones. These rumors persist.
And a recent patent revealed last week that future iPhones from Apple will support the automatic fold feature to prevent falls.
However, there have been no official leaks regarding the phone's release date or what features it might have, but there are a few things we'd like to see in potential versions of Apple's foldable iPhone over the next few years:
1- iPad-like multitasking features:
The iPad has many of the same multitasking features that we wish Apple had included in the foldable iPhone. For example: the Stage Manager feature that allows you to organize your open apps on the left side of the iPad screen where you can easily see and access them.
Along with the Split View feature, the screen is divided into two parts, allowing you to work on two applications at the same time.
There is also a Slide Over feature, which allows you to work with multiple applications at the same time, and while you are using an application, you can switch its windows to an overlay, which is a small window application that moves in front of another window. Example: If you're using the Photos app, you can open Messages in an overlay window and have a conversation while viewing a photo.
2- There is an external screen:
The external display on a foldable iPhone like the Galaxy Z Fold makes it easy to use the camera, check notifications, and take calls.
3- Apple Pencil support:
The screen size of the foldable iPhone is expected to be about 7.5 inches, which is very close to the iPad Mini's 8.3-inch screen, and it supports the second-generation Apple Pencil electronic stylus. In this way, the screen size is large enough to use the Apple Pencil smoothly.
Creators, artists, students, professionals, and graphic designers can greatly benefit from iPhone with Apple Pencil support, which helps them quickly work with their phone instead of the iPad.
4- IP68 water and dust resistant:
IP ratings are used to measure the resistance of electronic equipment to dust and water. The IP68 rating means that the phone is completely dust resistant and can be submerged in 1 meter of water for at least 30 minutes without leakage.
Large phones such as the Galaxy S22 Ultra and iPhone 14 Pro Max support this feature, but Samsung has not yet released a foldable phone with an IP68 rating, which means that this level of resistance is not possible on a foldable device, but we hope that Apple will show it when it releases a foldable iPhone. folding.
5- Split keyboard function:
Another iPad feature we'd like to see in a foldable iPhone is a split keyboard. This feature splits the keyboard in half, making it easier to type with your thumb on screens that are too large.
6- The price is less than 2000 dollars:
Samsung has launched the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 4, which costs $1,799 for the base model. And when comparing the prices of the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, the cost of the iPhone is one hundred dollars less than the S23 Ultra. Accordingly, the price of the foldable iPhone should be less than 2000 US dollars.
(iPhone Fold) achieves the perfect balance between iPad and iPhone, and the phone may attract those who want iPad features to be able to use in iPhone without buying an iPad.