Now what we see is a spy photo of the Apple iPhone Flip vertical folding screen phone, which was broken on Weibo by digital blogger @Fixed Focus Digital, and its authenticity needs to be verified. However, according to the blogger, this spy photo of Apple's iPhone Flip seems to have been released by Apple to probe the wind, so there is still something to watch.
According to the exposed spy photos, the Apple iPhone Flip is more like a folded version of the iPhone X in terms of exterior design, and the oval-shaped camera module is highly similar to the iPhone X. Apple's iPhone Flip adopts the current mainstream inner folding design. However, the iPhone Flip is more radical in the design of the outer screen, the size of the outer screen occupies one-half of the entire body, and the rear camera module also adopts an oval design similar to the iPhone X, with two cameras and a flash inside the module, and the position of the flash is just in the middle of the two cameras, which is also similar to the iPhone X. The camera module of the iPhone Flip is directly in the upper left corner of the outer screen, which is a bit similar to the design of the cut-out screen. The power button is set on the right side of the body, and the volume button and mute button are set on the left side of the body.
According to documents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has applied for a number of patents related to folding screen products. These patents include patents for bidirectional folding, patents for improving screen durability, and patents for screen self-healing. Among them, the screen self-healing patent realizes the screen self-healing function, and develops a material that can "self-heal" and can be covered with a layer on the screen to reduce creases and scratches.
As for the launch time of Apple's folding screen phone, there are currently various theories, one is that Apple's folding screen phone will be available in 2025 at the earliest, and another is that it will be launched in 2027.