Apple is poised to unveil its first-ever foldable smartphone tomorrow. According to an extensive report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the device has been in development for nearly a decade and was personally accelerated by Tim Cook. Project V68: From Foldable iPad Mini to Flagship iPhone Known internally by the codename V68 and often referred to during development as the iPhone Ultra, the project originated under former hardware engineering head Dan Riccio. Early conceptual explorations revolved around an iPad mini that could unfold into a larger tablet canvas before leadership pivoted toward a pocketable phone format. Following a 2020 visit to Asia where folding devices from Samsung and Huawei were gaining traction, Tim Cook pushed Apple engineering to accelerate its foldable… Read More
Apple’s $2,000+ foldable iPhone was a decade in the making: inside Project V68
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