- A new report predicts that the folding iPhone will be priced at $ 1,999
- That is lower than the previous estimates, but it would still make it the most expensive iPhone in history
- A screen without fold will be a key point of sale, says the report
Apple will launch its folding iPhone in September 2026 together with the iPhone 18, and will be the most expensive iPhone so far with a price of $ 1,999 in the USA., According to a new report.
Apple’s next folding is one of the greatest open secrets in the telephone industry at this time, however, there is still a good amount of uncertainty around its date and launch price.
Now, a JP Morgan report has revealed what is said to be the company’s target price for the device, which has been called the iPhone fold.
In a note for customers seen by CNBC, JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee wrote that Apple is pointing at an American price of $ 1,999 for the device. That is well above the current price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the most expensive iPhone of Apple at this time, and one of the best, which will cost a minimum of $ 1,119.
It is also much more than you will pay for a Macbook Pro, which starts at $ 1,599.
The prediction of Chatterjee is within the price range that was recently rumored for the iPhone fold. We have seen $ 1,800 suggested at the lower extreme, while the higher estimate is currently at around $ 2,500. As a comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 also begins at $ 1,999, which puts it in an equally expensive territory.
In another part of its report, Chatterjee predicts that the updates of the iPhone 17 alignment of this year will be “quite limited.” That extends widely with what we have heard elsewhere, although recent rumors have predicted an important camera update for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
Paying a premium
As for what customers will get for their money, Chatterjee says that the iPhone fold will have a key advantage over their rivals: a screen without fold. This was rumored before, and Samsung is also working on this for its own folding 2026.
Chatterjee believes that the iPhone fold will come with an internal 7.8 -inch screen and a 5.5 -inch outdoor screen. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has an 8 -inch internal screen and a 6.5 -inch exterior screen.
In terms of millions of units sold, Chatterjee acknowledges that the iPhone fold will reach “low adolescence” in this area by 2027, with that figure increasing by mid -40 by 2029. If correct, that is a large amount of sales, perhaps indicating that the premium price of the iPhone fold will not be so barrel of the bell.
