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A reputable source claims the foldable i Phone Ultra will cost over $2,000

We've also heard that it could support 5G over satellites

Other specs have been detailed too, including a tiny crease and a big battery

The foldable i Phone — which is now rumored to be called the i Phone Ultra — is sure to be Apple’s most expensive phone yet, and a new pricing rumor gives us a clearer idea of just how expensive.

According to reputable Apple watcher Mark Gurman, writing for Bloomberg (via Mac Rumors), the i Phone Ultra will "cross the

So, my guess is that Gurman means the starting price will be over

Latest i Phone Fold leaks cover mass production and a near-invisible crease

Huge i Phone Fold leak teases some big differences to the Galaxy Z Fold 7

The i Phone Fold again rumored to be launching alongside the i Phone 18 Pro

Still, that would mean the i Phone Ultra costs more than an M5 Mac Book Pro in the US, with that device starting at

It’s a high price however you look at it, and it’s one that Apple fans over on Reddit have expressed a mixed reaction to. Some are saying things like “thing is going to sell like crack regardless [of] the price point” and “can’t wait to have this”, while other comments include “this is going to fail miserably”, “that’s okay, I don’t want it anyway”, and that it “will be even less popular than the Air.”

Beyond talk of an expectedly high price, we’ve also seen a You Tube video from Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech, detailing the upcoming phone. According to Prosser, the crease depth here will be around 0.15mm, which would mean the crease isn’t quite invisible, but is smaller than on most foldable phones.

As for the cameras, Prosser says to expect two 48MP rear cameras, one being wide angle and the other ultra-wide. There’s also said to be a punch-hole camera on the cover screen and either a punch-hole camera or an under-display one on the foldable display. Prosser claims Apple has “versions” of the device with the latter design, which implies the company hasn’t yet decided which to go with.

Additionally, Prosser says to expect a battery of around 5,800m Ah, and while that wouldn’t be the highest-capacity battery we’ve seen in a foldable, it would beat Apple’s current main rivals, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 (4,400m Ah), and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold (5,015m Ah).

Other specs apparently include 12GB of RAM, an A20 Pro chipset, and an efficient Apple C2 modem, which is also said to enable 5G over a satellite connection.

The dimensions are apparently 9.5mm when folded and just 4.5mm when unfolded, the latter of which would make the i Phone Ultra thinner than the 5.6mm i Phone Air. Being that slim, though, means there apparently won’t be room for Face ID, so Touch ID will supposedly be used instead.

These specs are broadly in line with what we’ve heard before, but hearing them again increases the chance that they’re accurate. They’re also largely specs that go some way towards justifying the high rumored price, but it will be interesting to see how many potential buyers Apple will be able to sway.

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James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at Tech Radar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

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