# IDC expects 10 million foldable iPhones in year one

Source: https://idevice.com/idc-expects-10-million-foldable-iphones-in-year-one
Published: 2026-08-27

> Ten million units would be small for Apple and enormous for foldables. That is the whole bet on a phone rumored at $2,500.

IDC senior research director Nabila Popal expects Apple to deliver more than 10 million foldable iPhones in the first year of sales, a forecast [Bloomberg reported ahead of the September 9 event](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/heres-how-many-foldable-iphones-idc-expects-apple-to-ship-in-one-year/). The phone is rumored at roughly $2,500, which would make it the most expensive iPhone Apple has sold, and IDC still has it taking 40 percent of all foldable shipments in 2027.

The comparison a shopper has today is Samsung, whose Galaxy Z Fold 8 uses the same passport-like aspect ratio Apple is reported to be planning and starts at $1,899 with 256GB. Popal frames the audience as a very elite set of consumers who will line up for the device. Counterpoint Research, forecasting the same market, puts book-style phones at 76 percent of foldable shipments in 2026, up from 52 percent in 2025.

## Sources

- [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/heres-how-many-foldable-iphones-idc-expects-apple-to-ship-in-one-year/) (9to5Mac)