Apple may launch foldable iPhone with 8-inch display in 2023, says analyst

Renowned analyst Kuo has filed a note to investors predicting the arrival of a foldable iPhone in 2023. Kuo noted that the company is poised to be the "biggest winner" in the foldable smartphone segment in the future.

Apple will mark its entry into the foldable smartphone segment in a couple of years from now. The world's first foldable iPhone will reportedly sport an 8-inch QHD+ flexible OLED display and will debut in 2023. The confirmation comes from well known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a note to investors. Kuo cites industry survey for the forecast, including Apple's requested capacity plan. Based on that, it predicts that Apple will ship around 15-20 million units of foldable iPhone in 2023. As for the phone itself, the foldable iPhone will come with an 8-inch QHD+ flexible OLED display. Apple will source these displays exclusively from SDC and have Samsung Foundry as the exclusive provider for Display Driver IC foundries.