Apple apparently needed help from a Chinese rival to figure out folding phones. Reports suggest the iPhone Fold employs varying sheets of flexible glass to ensure a flat surface. Development purportedly stalled until the team examined the OPPO Find N5 for guidance on hiding the hinge gap.
The corporation bought and disassembled the Android flagship to gauge its build quality. That unit features a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and it measures only 4.2mm thick. Its nearly invisible crease became the standard, but Cupertino struggled to hit that mark with early test samples.
Internal prototypes supposedly failed to match the smoothness of the OPPO panel. Constraints with the thin body could mean ditching Face ID entirely. Future buyers might get stuck with a side-mounted Touch ID reader, for the engineers cannot fit facial scanning parts inside.
Samsung showed off similar seamless screens at CES 2026. Yet the Galaxy creator might pivot to a passport form factor soon. Dissecting competitor hardware is just how the industry works whenever a brand arrives late to the party.
The corporation bought and disassembled the Android flagship to gauge its build quality. That unit features a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and it measures only 4.2mm thick. Its nearly invisible crease became the standard, but Cupertino struggled to hit that mark with early test samples.
Internal prototypes supposedly failed to match the smoothness of the OPPO panel. Constraints with the thin body could mean ditching Face ID entirely. Future buyers might get stuck with a side-mounted Touch ID reader, for the engineers cannot fit facial scanning parts inside.
Samsung showed off similar seamless screens at CES 2026. Yet the Galaxy creator might pivot to a passport form factor soon. Dissecting competitor hardware is just how the industry works whenever a brand arrives late to the party.
