Here’s How Many Foldable iPhones IDC Expects Apple to Ship
IDC says Apple’s first foldable could boost shipments above 10 million units as the premium model enters a market facing a 16.7% decline.
- IDC predicts Apple's first foldable will ship more than 10 million units in its first year at $2,500, reviving a category otherwise heading for a double-digit decline.
- Samsung has dominated the foldable category for seven years, but IDC now forecasts 12.6% growth this year and 18% next year, with Apple projected to capture 40% of shipments by 2027.
- Samsung's Fold8 Ultra starts at $2,099, positioning Apple's entry roughly $400 higher; The Galaxy scores class A on battery cycles while Apple matches it only on repairability.
- In Europe, Apple must display energy labels grading the foldable's repairability and drop survival under Regulation 2023/1670, with durability scores published on the device's announcement day.
- The broader smartphone market faces a record 16.7% decline this year due to memory shortages, yet Nabila Popal, IDC senior research director, expects the foldable to be "widely successful" despite its premium price.
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Here’s how many foldable iPhones IDC expects Apple to ship
As Apple reportedly gears up to announce its first foldable iPhone on September 9, Bloomberg reports that IDC has a bullish outlook on the device’s performance during its first year. Here are the details.
IDC expects Apple to ship 10 million foldable iPhones in year one at $2,500
IDC predicts Apple’s first foldable iPhone will ship more than 10 million units in its first year at a price of $2,500, reviving a category that was heading for a double-digit decline. In the EU the device will have to carry an energy label grading its repairability and its survival of repeated drops. Apple’s first […] This story continues at The Next Web
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