Apple reportedly plans foldable iPhone Ultra with new design and features
Apple is said to be developing a foldable iPhone, dubbed Ultra, that will feature a book-style titanium chassis, dual displays, upgraded silicon and a return to Touch ID.
Apple is reportedly preparing its first foldable iPhone, expected to launch this fall under the name iPhone Ultra. The device would adopt a book-style hinge, with an outer display roughly 5.3-5.5 inches wide and an inner screen about 7.6-7.8 inches, both built with a crease-free design. A titanium frame and ultra-thin profile are said to echo the iPhone Air series.
The Ultra is expected to carry two rear cameras—a 48-megapixel main sensor and a 48-megapixel ultra-wide lens—while omitting the telephoto lens found on Pro models. It would also include a front-facing camera for each display, likely using the 18-megapixel Center Stage sensor introduced with the iPhone 17.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iOS 27 will bring side-by-side app multitasking and iPad-style layouts to the foldable, though it will not run iPadOS. The phone is rumored to be powered by a new A20 Pro chip built on a 2-nanometer process and paired with Apple’s in-house C2 cellular modem, both slated for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro. The chipset would support 12 GB of RAM and faster LPDDR5 memory.
Instead of Face ID, the Ultra would reintroduce Touch ID integrated into the power button, a design similar to that used on recent iPad Air and iPad mini models. Analysts estimate a starting price near $1,999 for a 256 GB configuration, making it the highest-priced iPhone to date.
"The device won’t support the full-fledged windowing features of iPadOS 26, or run iPadOS at all when unfolded," Gurman said.
"Apple couldn’t shrink the necessary Face ID components enough to fit two separate modules into the Ultra," a source familiar with the design reportedly explained.