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Gurman says nobody needs the iPhone Ultra

Apple’s most expensive iPhone drops Face ID and the telephoto camera, and the reporter closest to it says the reason to buy one is that you want it.

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Mark Gurman went through the iPhone Ultra in a video interview on the Tom’s Guide YouTube channel, a week before Apple is expected to show the phone. He put the cover display at 5.5 inches and the inner screen at 7.8 inches, said it will cost at least $2,000, and confirmed MagSafe, which had been one of the open questions. Face ID does not make it, there is no telephoto camera, and he expects the multitasking coming in iOS 27 to land short of what Apple built for the iPad Pro.

On who the phone is for, Gurman called it the "ultimate status symbol" and said people will buy one because they want it rather than because they need it. He also said the crease is not entirely invisible and about on a par with recent Samsung foldables, which is a fair comparison given Apple went to Samsung for the flexible display. Apple’s fix for that crease is two sheets of ultra-thin glass with the panel sandwiched between them. Apple has not announced the phone. It is expected at the Surprise and Shine event on September 9.

Update, Sep 4, 6:11 AM CT: Vodafone published foldable iPhone prices in Egypt and Australia and then pulled both listings, the first regional numbers in the wild rather than an estimate, per Tom's Guide.

Update, Sep 4, 1:30 AM CT: Gurman told Tom's Guide he would be very surprised if the foldable iPhone did not go on sale with the new Pro phones or within weeks of them, ruling out a late-fall delay.

Update, Sep 3, 4:40 PM CT: IDC projects an average selling price of $2,550 for the foldable iPhone Ultra, with more than 17 million sold by the end of 2027, per Mashable.

Update, Sep 3, 2:04 AM CT: The foldable iPhone Ultra keeps MagSafe despite its 4.5mm unfolded body, per Digital Trends relaying Gurman on Tom's Guide.

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