- The foldable iPhone will reportedly use another type of screen for Samsung’s foldable
- It will reportedly have an integrated touch sensor, making it thinner and lighter
- It is also said to offer higher brightness and better color production
The long rumor -folding iPhone will reportedly have a display made of Samsung, but despite its screen, Samsung’s own collapsible phones are beating according to a new report.
Leaker Yeux1122, placed on the South Korean blog naver (via macumors), claims that the folding iPhone will have a new type of screen that we haven’t seen on any Samsung Galaxy Z Fold or Samsung Galaxy Z Flip models.
It is believed that this screen will have a touch sensor integrated directly into the screen, while with Samsung’s current foldable touch sensor is a separate layer located on top of the collapsible screen.
Having it integrated into the screen is common on non-folding phones, but is more difficult to achieve with a foldable. However, it comes with benefits, including apparently making this screen about 19% thinner than Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold screens, as well as being lighter.
It can again help Apple keep the collapsible iPhone thin, with previous reports suggesting it could be only 4.5 mm thick when unfolded and between 9 mm and 9.5 mm thick when folded.
Samsung could also take advantage
It will not necessarily make it any leaner than the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which was also frightened to be slimming much compared to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. But interestingly, according to this report, Samsung only makes its own upcoming phone thinner because of the work it does to meet Apple’s display requirements.
So in other words, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 may have a similar screen, but Samsung may not have pursued this if Apple had not reportedly required it.
The folding iPhone’s display is likely to not be identical to what the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has, however, as Apple seems to have branding brands for the foldable iPhone’s screen, so it may be even thinner than Z Fold 7’s display.
And this new screen is not only to be said to be thinner and lighter than Samsung’s existing collapsible screens, it has apparently also improved maximum brightness, normal brightness and color rendering. So this screen can be a real upgrade on the collapsible screens we’ve seen to date.
Unfortunately, we probably won’t see it for a while yet, with the folding iPhone that is probably not launched until the end of 2026. But at least we can see some of these improvements in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which probably lands in July.
