Apple’s second-generation foldable iPhone has officially been given the green light for development, a prominent Chinese leaker claimed today.
In a post on Weibo, the account known as Digital Chat Station said that the “iPhone Ultra 2 project” had been formally approved and that the second book-style device would likely use the same screen as the first-generation model expected later this year.
The first foldable iPhone will use a 7.8-inch foldable OLED panel supplied by Samsung, according to reports. The display uses a newer design that eliminates one of the traditional display layers and instead integrates the color filtering layer directly into the display stack, making the display thinner, lighter and more power efficient.
Last weekend, BloombergMark Gurman of reported that Apple plans to launch a second-generation foldable iPhone in fall 2027 alongside two 20th anniversary iPhone models, which could take the names iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max.
Digital Chat Station’s Weibo post also indicates that the iPhone Air 3 has not yet entered the prototype phase and its emergence may depend on how sales of the iPhone Air 2, which is expected to be released in spring 2027, hold up. This model is expected to introduce a second camera and will likely offer battery life improvements, according to Gurman’s report.
Digital Chat Station is behind the claim that Apple will call its first foldable “iPhone Ultra.” The leaker has more than three million followers on Weibo and has a history of accurately leaking Apple-related information. Yet, as with all such reports, the details remain unconfirmed.
