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title: The Foldable iPhone Is Expected to Top $2,000, Years Behind Huawei and Samsung
description: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple's first foldable iPhone will top $2,000, a late entry into a market Huawei already leads.
author: Darie Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
date: 2026-09-08T15:39:46.183Z
updated: 2026-09-08T15:39:46.192Z
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Ahead of Apple's event on 9 September, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that the company's first foldable iPhone, a project a decade in the making, is expected to launch at more than $2,000. Gurman reported that Apple originally targeted a price under $2,000, close to $1,999, before rising component costs pushed internal discussions toward about $2,199. Higher-storage configurations could reach roughly $2,900, with some versions passing $3,000, according to his reporting. Multiple outlets and analysts put the base price in the $1,999 to $2,199 range. Apple has not confirmed the device, its price, or its specifications.

## The Reported Price Starts Near $2,000 and Climbs From There

Gurman reported that the pricing pressure came from components rather than positioning, with the internal target moving up as the bill of materials rose. A base configuration in the $1,999 to $2,199 range would place the foldable iPhone above the standard iPhone Pro line and near the top of Apple's phone catalogue. In the reporting, the highest-storage versions cost well past $2,900, which would make the top configuration one of the most expensive phones Apple has sold. Buyers will not see confirmed figures until Apple sets them at the event.

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