news hardware The first foldable iPhone is here, but we didn’t expect it!
Apple fans are about to have a stroke, a foldable iPhone just burst onto the internet! So the rumors were true, Apple is about to change its stance towards this technology and will present the iPhone V (or not).
The foldable iPhone: a reality?
According to acknowledged insider Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is already preparing its own foldable iPhone. At the moment we are only in the rumor phase, but sales in this segment are starting to increase, and There is no doubt that sooner or later Apple will need its own reference on this matter. And while we shouldn’t be seeing a foldable iPhone any time soon, Some do-it-yourselfers surprised the Cupertino company and created a foldable model of the star smartphone.
Beyond memes and curiosity, the engineering work behind this phone (Prototype) is impressive. As a matter of fact, They managed to turn an iPhone into a foldable device Similar in style to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip, almost 100% functional and with a complete redistribution of components to allow it to fold properly.
A foldable iPhone with a very long design…
The first goal of the creator of this iPhone v (name of the prototype) was Keep the original screen and touch functions of the latter, reducing its rigidity to obtain something much more flexible. So we’re not talking about the glass that you touch and enjoy from the outside, but about the first layer of the panel – the tactile one. Nothing but Separating all layers took more than five months. Five months in which they chained the tests and the failures until they got a convincing result.
Credit Photo: YouTube Tech Aesthetics
After the screen was ready, the next step was to make the folding structure of this famous iPhone V. First They bought a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip to get to the mechanics directly
After adopting this base as touch mechanism, the whole motherboard had to be restructured, so that the components continue to function and can be accommodated correctly even after the mobile has been folded up. In order to do this, The creator had to 3D print the new internal structure before cutting the phone in halfattach to the modified Motorola RAZR chassis and finally attach the final small details to the central hinge – particularly the small iPhone lettering.
But fully functional!
The phone is fully functionalalthough for obvious reasons, The screen will show several markers after a while. The iPhone X touchscreen film they use is attached to a pliable body, so it’s pretty logical that it will wear out over time. Charging works, cameras work, and they’ve even tweaked some aspects of iOS to make multi-window more interesting.
Credit Photo: YouTube Tech Aesthetics
Despite the fact that this iPhone works, The latter is not intended for everyday use. The battery capacity had to be reduced – lower than that of the iPhone X – as we explained above, bending the screen will break it – as it’s not designed for that use). General, This iPhone V is not a secure smartphone, although we can only praise the work of this videographer. However, rest assured that if Apple is waiting that long to release its first foldable iPhone, they shouldn’t give us a shit. The quality will be there – and so will the price.
