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iPhone Fold hinge crease will be about 1/4 the depth of the Galaxy Fold 7
Apple's focus on the iPhone Fold display will finally pay off when it is released, with the device rumored to have a tiny crease compared to other foldable smartphones.
The iPhone Fold's screen should be crease-free — image credit: AppleInsider
The long-rumored iPhone Fold's key feature is its ability to fold its larger display in half. But, as other foldables have shown, there is a risk of there being a noticeable crease in the middle.
If a new leak is correct, Apple's work to minimize the crease has resulted in an exceptional display. If this rumor is correct, it will have a crease, but one only barely observable to its users.
Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible
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iPhone Fold hinge crease will be about 1/4 the depth of the Galaxy Fold 7
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Wed Feb 25 2026, 10:17 AM EST
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The iPhone Fold's screen should be crease-free -- image credit: AppleInsider
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🤔 Possible
Apple's focus on the iPhone Fold display will finally pay off when it is released, with the device rumored to have a tiny crease compared to other foldable smartphones.
The long-rumored iPhone Fold's key feature is its ability to fold its larger display in half. But, as other foldables have shown, there is a risk of there being a noticeable crease in the middle.
If a new leak is correct, Apple's work to minimize the crease has resulted in an exceptional display. If this rumor is correct, it will have a crease, but one only barely observable to its users.
According to Weibo leaker Fixed-Focus Digital in a Wednesday post, orders for the iPhone Fold's screen have been placed with suppliers. The "conservatively" priced component orders therefore means the fall 2026 schedule speculation is accurate, if true.
Flat as can be
The other details issued about the display discuss the crease in the middle of foldable screens. A crease will develop and eventually break the screen at its most vulnerable point.
Apple has worked with suppliers to minimize any crease in the display. They have done so in part to minimize the damage, but also to retain the aesthetics of the smartphone.
According to the source, this has resulted in a crease that has a depth below 0.15mm. This refers to how much of a dent in the screen the folded element makes, with lower measurements being less detectable.
For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 has a crease depth of about 0.7mm.
The leaker also adds that the crease angle is under 2.5 degrees, referring to the angle of the folded region when unfolded. Like the measurement, the smaller the number, the greater chance the user perceives it as completely flat.
Admittedly, this seems like a great figure for Apple's display to have. However, it's not a metric that manufacturers typically publish, making it hard to draw a comparison.
During CES 2026, Samsung showed off OLED foldable displays that had an extremely minimal crease. At least, until it was removed from public view.
While it is expected to be used in the next model in the Galaxy Fold lineup, it is probably going to be used in the iPhone Fold too. Samsung Display is a major Apple suppier, and is a prominent part of the iPhone supply chain.
Crease-watchers, beware
The details supplied by Fixed Focus Digital are encouraging, but there are many questions left unanswered about the small amount of highly-specific screen stats.
The key problem is that this data is certainly for a new device fresh out of the box.
Over the lifetime of a smartphone, you can expect the hinge mechanism to be used thousands of times. Each open and close will wear the display and the mechanism, and make any crease worse over time. We expect YouTube destruction videos in short order after release. We won't be doing one.
After a few months of ownership, users will find the crease on foldable devices to be far more noticeable than when they first bought it. That crease will only get worse, never better.
This is fatigue failure, and practically any material that is flexed over time will succumb to it. A good demonstration of this is to bend a paperclip or a piece of metal back and forth a few times, with it tearing or snapping at the flex point.
A far more useful metric for users would be knowing how deep and visible the crease can be after a large number of folding and unfolding actions. However, that would only be available through long-term testing, and is something that manufacturers simply won't reveal to potential buyers anyway.
Weibo leakers don't tend to have good track records when it comes to Apple leaks. While a prominent leaker account, Fixed Focus Digital has a relatively mixed history for leaks, getting some specifications and details right in the past. But, most wrong.
However, the sheer amount of previous reporting on Apple's quest to eliminate the crease works in their favor here.