Aside from the obvious mechanical issues, the screen quality compromises, et cetera, folding phones are just dorky. Apple wants their products to be anything but dorky.

There will never be a folding iPhone, simple as.

Apple watch is like the definition of dorky looking - so much for that theory.

Also flip phones aren't dorky and have a 2000s vibe - but they don't fit Apple "you can have any color as long as it's black" approach to design.

In some ways I can't even fault them - fragmenting your device shapes/experiences to chase a niche look is not good business. But this is exactly what's pushing me out of Apple ecosystem - it's so locked down that if you don't want to fit into their narrow product lines you have no other options. There are no third party watch makers using apple watch hardware and software. No other phone makers with access to iPhone internals and iOS. Nobody can hack a PC OS onto an iPad or build a 2in1 MacOS device.

I feel like this is the last gen of Apple tech I'm in on - I just find there are so many devices that are compelling to me personally but don't fit into the walled garden. Plus Google seems light-year ahead on delivering a smart assistant.

Watch the leaks over the next year or so. There have been rumours of a foldable coming as soon as next year.

I remember thinking that the first iPad was dorky, oh boy did I misread the market.

Oh and I remember everyone mocking the airpods pro when they came out. Now everyone is wearing them.

For phones what really matters for most people is... the screen size. And a folding phone is basically the best thing you can get right now for that.

The only problem is pricing at the moment.