The foldable iPhone expected to be released next year is expected to be significantly thinner than the new ultra-thin iPhone Air.
Expectations indicate that the foldable iPhone, reportedly called the "iPhone Fold," will be between 4.5 and 4.8 mm thick when unfolded, compared to the 5.6 mm thickness of the iPhone Air.
The iPhone Fold is expected to be between 9 and 9.5 mm thick when folded, according to a report by 9TO5Mac, a technology news site reviewed by Al Arabiya Business.
Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said earlier this year that the foldable iPhone would be between 4.5 and 4.8 mm thick when unfolded. Apple has likely finalized the specifications since then, but Kuo's estimates remain a reliable reference.
According to Kuo, the iPhone Fold will be about a full millimeter thinner than the iPhone Air when unfolded. This means the foldable iPhone will be 20% thinner than the already ultra-thin iPhone Air.
Reducing the thickness of the iPhone Air by about 20% in the foldable iPhone will be impressive. However, when folded, the iPhone Fold will be roughly the thickness of the iPhone 17 Pro.
This means that with the iPhone Fold, users will get a phone that resembles the Pro model when folded, and an ultra-thin phone when unfolded.
The foldable iPhone could be much thinner than the iPhone Air.
