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Jun 7, 2026BF3E-0036Partly right

Sonny Dickson: iPhone Fold opens to 7.8in screen

The foldable iPhone was expected to use a book-style design with an approximately 7.8-inch inner display and 5.5-inch outer…

Leaker Sonny Dickson reported that Apple's foldable iPhone would use a book-style design with an inner display of about 7.8 inches and an outer display of about 5.5 inches.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe foldable iPhone was expected to use a book-style design with an approximately 7.8-inch inner display and 5.5-inch outer…
  2. Who said it, and whenSonny Dickson reported it on Jun 7, 2026 in 9to5Mac.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone Duo was announced on Sep 9, 2026, 94 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyPartly rightSome of this was right and some of it was not.Why: Book-style is right; the inner display is 7.6 inches against the approximately 7.8 inches reported. What the company published
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Reported by
Sonny Dickson
We read it in
9to5Mac
Product
Apple iPhone Duo · reported as “iPhone Fold”
Read it at 9to5Mac

The story of this report

  1. Jun 7, 2026Sonny Dickson reported it · 9to5Mac
  2. Aug 15, 2026The Mac Observer · reported the same thing
  3. Aug 21, 2026MacRumors · reported the same thing
  4. Aug 26, 2026SamMobile · reported the same thing
  5. Sep 2, 2026Android Headlines · reported the same thing
  6. Sep 2, 2026Mashable · reported the same thing
  7. Sep 8, 2026Gizmodo · reported the same thing
  8. Sep 9, 2026Apple iPhone Duo was announced · official source
  9. VerdictPartly rightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Sonny Dickson · Leaker

19 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 14 we have checked, 13 held up. The other 5 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 2 never settled, 2 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

Our stories about Apple iPhone Duo

Other reports about Apple iPhone Duo

124 reports about Apple iPhone Duo from 18 sources. Of the 44 we have checked, 36 held up.

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The same fact, on our roadmap

These roadmap entries were ruled to be about the same thing this report claimed.

  • The phone is expected to open into a 7.6-inch screen from a 5.4-inch outer one · Apple iPhone Duo

    Reports point to a 5.4-inch outer screen that unfolds to 7.6 inches.

Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone Duo report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Book-style is right; the inner display is 7.6 inches against the approximately 7.8 inches reported.
Who reported it first?
Sonny Dickson reported it on Jun 7, 2026 in 9to5Mac.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 94 days before Apple iPhone Duo was announced on Sep 9, 2026.