Apple's foldable "iPhone Ultra" will likely support MagSafe charging, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said in an interview with Tom's Guide.
Watch on YouTubeiPhone Ultra dummy models that surfaced in April didn't include a MagSafe ring, while dummies of the iPhone 18 Pro did. Leaked cases for the device did have a MagSafe ring, making it unclear whether it would support MagSafe charging.
"All indications that I've heard is that MagSafe is in for this foldable phone. They were able to get it into the iPhone Air, and I don't see why they wouldn't be able to get it into the foldable," said Gurman.
Leaving out MagSafe was plausible because the iPhone Ultra is supposedly super thin, measuring 4.5mm when open. The device does not have room for Face ID camera hardware, and it is rumored to use Touch ID instead.
Gurman recapped several other iPhone Ultra rumors:
- $2,000+ price tag
- 5.5-inch outer display (when closed)
- 7.8-inch inner display (when unfolded)
- Short and wide passport-style design
- Latest Apple modem (likely C2)
- Latest Apple chip (A20 Pro)
- Wide and Ultra Wide camera lenses
- No telephoto lens
- Durable hinge, minimal but not invisible crease
- Apple has "gone to great lengths" to make apps automatically resize to fit different displays
Apple will announce the foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models at its "Surprise and Shine" event set to be held on Wednesday, September 9. While there have been rumors that the foldable iPhone could be delayed and launch after the iPhone 18 Pro models, Gurman says he would be "very surprised" if the foldable did not come out at the same time as the Pro iPhones or "very close to it."
"Either on the same launch date, a dual launch, or coming out within weeks later. This idea of a late October, November launch, massive delays, supply chain issues, I don't believe to be the case," he said.
