One of the complaints that we can find about the iPhone is that you will not find a device of the brand in a folding format when the other brands are putting their batteries in this regard in their high-end devices. At least until now!
Apple has not yet taken the step and it does not seem that it will do so in the short term, since it is not part of the company’s plans. However, a fan has gotten to work and has turned his iPhone into a folding smartphone and what we have seen we love.
It leaves us wanting to try it or see it in stores. It may open Apple’s eyes to how good it would look and they make the decision to present a mobile of this type in the future.
This is what this first folding iPhone looks like
This fan from China has managed to make his iPhone foldable and the result could not be more impressive. Although it is not an official version of the iPhone, this device has the motherboard of a real iPhone and shows us what a new Apple mobile could look like when they decide to make it foldable.
This foldable iPhone device is called the iPhone V , not 5, and is the end result of a fan project that made a foldable iPhone through DIY techniques, with a foldable clamshell display . It was first seen in a video from the Chinese video-sharing platform BiliBili, which you can watch here if you wish to learn more about this device on the go.
We can see different parts of other folding smartphones that also have a clamshell design, such as the recent Galaxy Z Flip or the Moto Razr. Keeping with the design philosophy, the fan divided the internal components of the iPhone into two halves and connected them together.
The bottom half includes the main motherboard with the processor and memory, while the top half consists of the battery and front and rear camera sensors. With a 3D printer he created the cover.
After a year, the folding iPhone is a reality
To be able to create this and make it work well, it has taken him a whole year , he has had to try many components and experiment until he found the best final result. However, keep in mind that this is still a prototype and nowhere near an actual finished Apple product.
The end result is an iPhone that works perfectly with its foldable screen, camera, and basic features. Quite amazing because not only has it achieved a very attractive and differentiated design, but it has also made it work, and it does it very well!
As if that were not enough, it has occurred to him to create a false promotional video of the device indicating that it works with the A16 Bionic chipset and 5G connectivity. It has a foldable Super Retina XDR display, a 12MP selfie camera, a Pro camera setup, and Ceranic Shield technology. What more could you ask for?