Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Apple Plans Foldable iPhone Amid AI Leadership Shift
Apple is planning to release a foldable iPhone late next year, but it's facing tough competition from Samsung, which is bringing a triple-folding phone to the U.S. in 2026.
This phone, called the Galaxy Z TriFold, will have a big screen that can be used like three smaller phones at once.
Apple has been working on foldable technology for a long time but is just now getting ready to launch its first foldable iPhone.
Meanwhile, Apple has a new leader for its AI team, Amar Subramanya, who used to work at Google and Microsoft.
He will help Apple improve its AI features, like Siri.
Both companies are also using advanced AI, like Google's Gemini, to make their phones smarter.
Foldable phones are still new and expensive, but they offer bigger screens for things like watching videos.
Apple plans to launch its first foldable iPhone in late 2026, competing with Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold.
Samsung's TriFold will be available in the U.S. in 2026 after its release in South Korea this month.
The TriFold features a 10-inch display that can function like three 6.5-inch smartphones.
Apple's new Vice President of AI, Amar Subramanya, will lead AI strategy and development.
Foldable smartphones currently hold a 1.6% market share but are gaining interest.
- Who
- Amar Subramanya, Apple's new Vice President of AI; Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market.
- What
- Apple planning a foldable iPhone; leadership change in Apple's AI division.
- When
- Foldable iPhone expected in late 2026; Samsung's TriFold in 2026.
- Where
- Global market, with Samsung's TriFold first in South Korea and the U.S.
- Why
- To compete in the foldable smartphone market and advance AI integration.
- Amar Subramanya
- New Vice President of AI at Apple
- Previous Roles
- Google, Microsoft
- Education
- Bengaluru University, University of Washington
- Foldable iPhone
- Expected in late 2026
- Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
- Triple-folding phone, U.S. release in 2026
- Market Share
- 1.6% for foldable smartphones
- AI Integration
- Samsung using Google's Gemini AI