iPhone Fold Dummy Unit Confirms Design
The latest leaks are giving us a much clearer picture of Apple’s entry into the foldable market, and the design matches up with the leaks and 3D models we have been seeing for months. New dummy units have surfaced that confirm a very specific direction for the device, showing off a form factor that seems to be targeting an iPad Mini design.
Just like the earlier leaks had indicated, this is a device that is going to be short and wide, and then it opens up into a 4:3 aspect ratio. We have recently talked about heavy leaks that Samsung is developing their own wide foldable to match it, and both are forgoing the square inner screen for this more tablet-like orientation. Interestingly, looking closely at these dummy units, there is a notable omission: they do not appear to have the ring or alignment magnets for MagSafe. This suggests the device could lack that signature feature, perhaps due to the complexities of the folding mechanism or the internal layout of such a wide chassis.
Recent posts on Weibo from Digital Chat Station, who is a well-known and generally reliable tipster, have also started pointing toward a specific name for this wide-format foldable: the iPhone Ultra. While Apple has used the Ultra branding for its most rugged and feature-packed watch, it feels a bit odd to use it here given that the leaks show a device with only two cameras.
If other Android OEMs follow suit and start rebranding their own wide foldables as Ultra models as Digital Chat Station indicates, I would hope they would pack in a little bit nicer hardware to match the name. We have come to expect the Ultra name to represent the absolute peak of hardware specs, so a dual-camera setup feels like a compromise for a flagship positioned at the top of the lineup. If a phone is going to carry the Ultra name, the internal specs and camera systems should really step up to match that branding.
