iPhone Ultra
The iPhone Ultra is the name now widely reported for Apple's first foldable iPhone, expected on stage at the "Surprise and shine" keynote on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Reporting describes a book-style fold with a 5.5-inch cover screen and a 7.8-inch inner OLED at 120Hz, an A20 Pro chip on a 2nm process, 12GB of RAM and a titanium-and-aluminum frame. Prices leaked in early September point to a $2,099 to $2,299 start, with top configurations above $3,000. Nothing is official until Apple says it on stage. Sources: MacRumors, Macworld, Tom's Guide.
The context
Apple is expected to do on September 9, 2026 what it has spent seven years refusing to do: sell a phone that folds. The device reporting now calls the iPhone Ultra would be Apple’s first foldable, and the first genuinely new iPhone form factor since the iPhone X dropped the home button in 2017.
The design described in supply-chain reporting is not a copy of what already exists. Samsung, Google and Honor all fold a tall phone into a taller, narrower slab. Apple’s is said to open into something close to a 4:3 square, a wide “passport” shape: a 5.5-inch cover screen becoming a 7.8-inch inner display at 120Hz. That choice signals what Apple thinks a foldable is for. Not a phone with more phone, but a phone that becomes a small iPad. Inside, leaks point to the A20 Pro on TSMC’s 2nm process, 12GB of RAM, a titanium and aluminum frame to fight the weight, dual 48MP rear cameras and a 24MP front sensor.
Then there is the price. A September 3 report puts the entry point between $2,099 and $2,299, with the largest storage tiers running past $3,000. That is roughly double a normal flagship and a few hundred dollars above the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which has been on sale since July 22, 2026 at $1,900. Apple would be entering a category late, at the highest price in it, against a rival on its eighth generation of hinge.
Two things are worth keeping straight. First, none of this is official. Apple has confirmed a keynote date and a tagline, nothing else, and even the product name is contested: “iPhone Fold” was the placeholder for over a year before reporting swung to “iPhone Ultra”. Second, first-generation hardware in a brand new category is where Apple has historically been least reliable. The company’s advantage has rarely been arriving first. It has been arriving after the category’s problems are understood, and charging more to solve them.
The answers land on September 9. Until then, the specifications above are well-sourced reporting, not facts, and the price is the part most likely to move.
People also ask
True or false?
Every major outlet expects it at the September 9 keynote, and the supply-chain reporting has been consistent for a year. Apple has still confirmed nothing, so it stays a very well-sourced leak. (MacRumors, Macworld)
"iPhone Fold" was the placeholder leakers used for over a year, but reporting since mid-August 2026 has swung hard toward "iPhone Ultra". Neither name is official. (MacRumors, TechRadar)
A September 3 report puts the start between $2,099 and $2,299, with high-end configurations past $3,000. Earlier JPMorgan estimates said about $2,000. All of it is leak, not price list. (MacRumors, Tom's Guide)
Reporting describes a roughly 4:3 "passport" shape, wider than the tall format Samsung and Google use. Credible and repeated, still unconfirmed. (Macworld)
Apple has reportedly spent years on a hinge designed to make the crease effectively invisible. Nobody outside Apple has held one, so treat the crease-free claim as marketing-in-waiting. (Macworld, MacRumors)
Leaks point to the A20 Pro on TSMC's 2nm process with 12GB of RAM, which would put it level with the Pro line rather than below it. (MacRumors)
No. Apple announces, then opens pre-orders days later. Reporting points to pre-orders on September 11 or 12 and shelves on September 18. (MacRumors, iDropNews)