Apple’s first foldable iPhone, expected to ship this fall under the name “iPhone Ultra,” will have a crease-free 7.6- to 7.8-inch inner display, a titanium frame, Touch ID in the power button, and a rumored starting price around $1,999 — here are the six features analysts and leakers have pinned down ahead of launch.
The Ultra folds in a book-style format, with an outer screen measuring 5.3 to 5.5 inches and an inner display between 7.6 and 7.8 inches — close to an iPad mini in size and shape when open. Unlike most foldables currently on the market, the inner display is reported to have no crease. The device is ultrathin and uses a titanium border, designed to resemble two iPhone Airs stacked together when closed. The outer screen will be shorter and wider than any current iPhone model, using a unique aspect ratio.
For cameras, the Ultra gets two rear lenses: 48MP main and 48MP ultra-wide. There’s no telephoto, which means buyers who want optical zoom will need to look at the standard Pro lineup instead. Two front-facing cameras — one per display — are expected to use the same 18MP Center Stage sensor Apple introduced on the iPhone 17. Authentication is handled by Touch ID built into the power button rather than Face ID; Apple reportedly couldn’t fit two separate Face ID modules into such a thin chassis. A future model may address this.
Under the hood, the Ultra ships with the A20 Pro chip, fabbed on a 2-nanometer process and paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Apple’s C2 cellular modem replaces the Qualcomm 5G modem used in current iPhones. The A20 Pro is also expected in the iPhone 18 Pro. On the software side, iOS 27 will include Ultra-specific multitasking features — side-by-side apps and iPad-like app layouts — though the phone won’t run iPadOS when unfolded, per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Most analysts expect a 256GB starting configuration at roughly $1,999, though some forecasts put the floor lower; no official price has been confirmed.
At that price, the Ultra sits well above the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the trade-offs are tangible: no telephoto lens and no Face ID. Buyers who regularly use Portrait mode zoom or rely on Face ID in low light have specific reasons to weigh the choice carefully against the conventional Pro lineup, which continues alongside the Ultra this fall.
Image: Dummy models of iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max via 9to5mac.com
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