Chinese media reported that Apple halted its project to develop a foldable iPhone after a supplier's screen failed to meet the company's strict testing standards.
The company is testing foldable phones from competing companies as part of its development process for future foldable devices. Testing is expected to begin in 2016.
Chinese media reported that some of the foldable devices being tested by Apple use screens from Samsung, the main supplier of display screens for Apple devices.
According to sources, the Samsung screen tested by Apple broke after days of rigorous internal testing, forcing Apple to postpone its foldable device project until later in the future or until it delivers a device that meets its high standards to put it on ice.
Samsung has provided Apple with foldable screen models in the past, and recent reports also indicate that Samsung is working to improve its operational efficiency based on the experience it has gained in producing foldable devices since 2019 in response to Apple's intention to increase its revenues to bring foldable screens. The first folding products on the market.
According to a report published by the information technology website earlier this month, Apple has worked on developing a prototype of two foldable iPhone devices after more than five years of research and development.
The report added that both models are foldable sideways, but the company is not currently planning to launch the device in 2024 or 2025. The report also indicates that the company may abandon the idea of the foldable device if circumstances require it. They don't meet their own standards.
The Korean website The Elec had also previously reported that Apple plans to introduce its first foldable device measuring between 7 and 8 inches in the coming years, which could eventually replace the iPad Mini tablet.