Analyst forecasts have climbed toward approximately 10 million foldable iPhones for 2026 and 20 to 25 million for 2027, per Ming-Chi Kuo and Nikkei Asia reporting — figures that would rewrite a market Samsung has owned for seven years. Here is the full reported pipeline, the shipment story behind it, the engineering, the risks, and what it all costs in rupees. A necessary disclaimer sits over every word: Apple has confirmed none of it.

Apple is gearing up for a major launch cycle, introducing five new iPhone models and targeting 10 million units for its first foldable iPhone despite global component shortages.

Apple has dramatically raised production targets despite skyrocketing component prices

Folding iPhone Ultra comes seven years after Samsung launched its first foldable smartphone