The foldable iPhone, rumored to be known as the iPhone Extremely, is anticipated to debut alongside the iPhone 18 Professional sequence this September. Forward of its anticipated launch, a brand new report claims Apple has positioned a manufacturing order for round 10 million items.
In keeping with a Nikkei Asia report citing sources accustomed to the matter, Apple has requested its suppliers to fabricate round 10 million foldable iPhones in 2026.
Notably, earlier reviews urged that the corporate was focusing on an preliminary manufacturing run of seven to eight million items.
The report claims that Apple has requested suppliers to fabricate one other 70 million items of the iPhone 18 Professional and iPhone 18 Professional Max. This may convey the corporate’s whole manufacturing goal for the brand new iPhone lineup in 2026 to round 220 million items.
Moreover, the report says Apple has instructed some suppliers to arrange for further orders of as much as 85 million items within the second half of 2026. The corporate has reportedly additionally requested them to order sure iPhone 17 parts for the upcoming iPhone 18 sequence.
The Apple iPhone Extremely, iPhone 18 Professional, and iPhone 18 Professional Max are anticipated to be introduced on September 8. As per rumors, the foldable iPhone is alleged to start out round $2,500 and value as much as $3,000 for larger storage.