A new leak claims Apple‘s upcoming foldable iPhone, expected to be called the iPhone Ultra, may have a screen as flat as the Oppo Find N6. The claim comes from blogger Fixed Focus Digital, who says the iPhone Ultra’s crease will be among the best in the industry.
The Oppo Find N6 from earlier this year is known for its flat screen despite being a foldable. It uses a 2nd-Generation Titanium Flexion Hinge made with 3D Liquid Printing technology. This process uses laser scanning to find small surface gaps, then fills them with photopolymer droplets.
As previously reported, Oppo built the Find N6 (review) around a titanium alloy dome hinge and Dome Memory Glass, calling it the flattest foldable screen available. The phone has also received Germany’s Rheinland seamless folding certification, and is durable up to 600,000 folds.
Apple has two options for iPhone Ultra’s hinge system
According to tipster Fixed Focus Digital, Apple has two options to make the screen crease-less (almost) in iPhone Ultra. Either liquid metal or 3D printing. Apple was initially expected to ship the foldable in limited quantity — blame the memory crisis — hence, it was expected to use a liquid metal-based hinge system.
Liquid metal is a specialized amorphous metal alloy used in hinge mechanisms. Unlike traditional metals with rigid crystalline structures, it cools into a disordered “metallic glass”. This grants the hinge high elasticity, scratch resistance, and the ability to snap back to its original shape.
However, the tipster says that if Apple manages to bargain with suppliers for memory supply and costs, it can ramp up production and switch to 3D printing technology. That is because manufacturing a liquid metal hinge is more complex and difficult than using 3D printing. Apple will decide on a specific hinge system by the end of July, says the insider.
As for pricing, the base iPhone Ultra model is rumored to start at $2,299 to $2,399, close to double the price of the current iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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