Is Apple finally making a foldable iPhone? | iPhone 18 rumours explained

The big one for this

year that everyone's getting excited about

is the rumor that we're finally going

to get a foldable iPhone.

We've been talking about this for years.

Samsung foldable phones

have been getting better and better.

Last year, Apple

did use a new kind of model.

It wasn't foldable, though.

It turned out to be the air,

which somewhat disappointed.

So this year we're getting very excited

about a phone that can close the gap

between your phone and your iPad,

and it's going to allow you to do

all sorts of things

that people need to do in the modern age.

Second rumor we've heard is the fold

that's coming out in

September is going to be called the ultra,

which is an original name.

If you don't count the other ultra

that is out.

So Apple fans have been waiting

for affordable phone for quite a while,

so they're getting that potentially.

But we hear that they might be losing

their face ID there telephoto,

the Dynamic Island MagSafe

and there's only gonna be two cameras.

So what I was giving with one hand

taken away with the other.

And in addition to the Fold Ultra,

they're only going to be bringing out

the Pro and the Pro Max,

not the base version, which is,

I'm sure,

some sort of strategic sales initiative.

So last year in the iPhone 17,

the base model was a real step up

from what it had been before,

and it did a lot of elements

that previously

were only available in the Pro models.

So this year, what we're hearing

is that Apple aren't

going to release a base until later

on, potentially springtime next year,

and that this autumn

we're just going to see an upgrade

to the Pro and the Pro Max models,

which are their fastest, best camera,

most efficient and powerful phones.

And that brings with it

quite a lot of excitement

for those who really lean into

the full power of what an iPhone can do

if you're into gaming,

or if you're into really

into your photography or you're filming,

there could be some real exciting upgrades

for you this year.

In terms of the technical aspects,

one of the biggest rumors

we're hearing around the Pro model

this year is the upgrade to the camera

that they're doing around the aperture.

You may be asking, like I did,

what that means.

It's around controlling the lighting

as if you were

a professional photographer,

as they can do with some of the top end

professional cameras.

Now, is this going to be essential

for the everyday user?

Perhaps not.

We've seen cameras

getting better and better,

especially with the zoom

now that you can do on the Pro models.

But with this,

if you really are a keen photographer,

it can really unlock your next level

and you can use your phone.

Given that we expecting prices to go up,

you will in theory

be getting more bang for your buck,

especially if you're a very keen

photographer with what you can do

in terms of using the latest pro models.

So rumors say so

I might actually be making some technical

changes to the camera, which is different

than what they've done before.

They are deciding to improve

the variable aperture of the camera,

which for anyone who knows

what a variable aperture is,

I imagine is going to be really cool

for the rest of us.

I don't really hear that

they're doing the kind of things

that Samsung were doing,

which is increasing the sensor size.

So what are you doing there?

I've heard that they're also going

to be improving the battery size

and performance of the 18 Pro and Pro Max,

which means that the battery

is going to be better

and it's going to last longer,

which is actually quite useful for people

because it's really annoying

when your battery dies.

So doing it for the people.

Thanks, iPhone.

With all these great features, though,

it's still essential that the battery life

actually lasts

and that you can use your phone

throughout the whole day

without having to worry about charging it.

Now, last year with the 17 Pro Max,

the top end model, we did

see all real steps up in battery life,

and these were very well

received across the industry

and by consumers.

The rumors we're hearing this year

is that Apple are putting their energy

into making this even better,

and that with the the new upcoming Pro

Max, the rumors are

we could see even up to 5500 milliamps

in terms of what the battery can do,

which is another step up.

And it means that even though you've

got all these exciting features,

the battery should be able to handle it,

and you should be able to use your phone

throughout the day,

especially when it first comes out,

without having to worry

about taking power banks and chargers

with you everywhere you go.

With all this excitement,

though, there is a caveat around pricing.

Now we know that the memory chips

that goes into phones

these days are in short supply.

It's called Ram.

There's rumors around Ramadan and all of

that kind of thing, but it is a real

it is a real issue in terms of supply

for making new smartphones.

We've seen Samsung's prices go up,

and we are expecting the iPhones

to go up in line with that.

We have heard,

and this is probably going to happen,

that the phones are going to go up by 200

to 300 pounds a year,

which is pretty standard

when we're looking at the history

of these models this time around.

Apparently it's because

the cost of memory chips have gone up.

What that could mean, though,

is that if you've got a super old iPhone

and you're looking to upgrade it

but don't need all the latest tech,

there could be some really great deals

out there around refurbished phones

that maybe 2 or 3 generations old for you,

that still carry

way more power and better battery life

than what you've traditionally been using.

So all in all, like

the iPhone is looking like, as always,

a pretty expensive phone.

If you really want to go for that phone,

that's great.

But if you're thinking I want a new phone,

but I don't want to pay that for that,

you could look at refurb older models,

all of which

the prices will tend to probably go down

at some point after the launch.

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