Apple may need dissected this Android foldable to recreate its crease-less display

It’s no secret that Apple is closely invested in launching its first folding iPhone quickly. It’s anticipated to launch in 2026 and can undertake a wider facet ratio than most book-style foldables, so the iPhone unfolds right into a structure considerably just like that of an iPad Mini. And one in all its priorities is prone to construct a folding internal display with no seen crease.

Within the pursuit of constructing the proper, crease-free iPhone Fold, Apple is supposedly tinkering with present foldables from different manufacturers. Based mostly on a rumor shared by a Weibo account with the username “Fastened-focus digital cameras,” Apple tore aside an OPPO Discover N5 whereas attempting to decode what permits the display’s crease to be so minimal.

The tipster notes that Apple’s choice to particularly dig into OPPO’s newest foldable stemmed from none of its display prototypes surpassing the unobtrusiveness of the Discover N5’s crease. Nevertheless, they might not disclose whether or not Apple might lastly decipher the ingredient(s) to the key sauce or construct a prototype that lastly beat OPPO.

Notably, the internal folding show deployed on the OPPO Discover N5 is made by Samsung. This can be one of many causes Apple determined to shift to sourcing shows from Samsung after supposedly attempting to create them in-house. Most lately, we heard rumors about Samsung’s creaseless show know-how, which was showcased at CES 2025, debuting on the iPhone Fold reasonably than an upcoming Galaxy Z Fold cellphone.

The follow of probing rivals isn’t new within the cell phone trade, and it’s additionally doable that Apple tore down a number of book-style foldables, not simply OPPO, for R&D. It’s tough to know for positive with out entry to Apple’s real-life Testing Ground.