… Render of a folding iPhone The timeline posted on Weibo by Instant Digital matches earlier analyst estimates and fits Apple& 039;s usual production window for a fall iPhone launch. A May panel ramp would align with Apple& 039;s typical iPhone production schedule. …
… Display qualification and panel production occur well before finished devices reach store shelves. While Samsung's reported approval points to progress, display manufacturing is only one step in a longer production process that still includes assembly, testing, and final ramp-up. …
… It would mean stepping back from a standard Apple helped define under Qi2 as adoption ramps across the industry. …
… While the reports are denied by his sources, Gurman does admit that there is still a bit of production concern for the launch. Six months away from the September iPhone event, mass production for the iPhone Fold has yet to ramp up yet. …
… "The current stage where the glass input has just begun," an industry official is reported to have said in translation , "it will take at least a month to ramp up the customer& 039;s mass production process, and it will take at least a month to ship." Samsung Display is now expected to ship its OLE… …
… Cautious ramp up Despite conflicting reports of when the iPhone Fold -- or iPhone Ultra -- will launch, manufacturing tests are said to be underway. …
… One leaker in April insisted that the display for the iPhone Fold will be sold to Apple from producer Samsung Displayin July, at about the same time as the iPhone 18 Pro Earlier, in March, another leaker insisted that the Samsung Display production ramp-up would happen in the middle of 2026, again … …
… Companies ramping up production to undercut Apple& 039;s foldable price will suddenly have inventory that won& 039;t sell because the world wasn& 039;t pushed to foldables by Apple. …
… It can't scale the ledge, and I have no interest in installing a ramp. …