Samsung Wide Fold vs iPhone Fold: New renders show the battle for the perfect aspect ratio
Renders reveal a head-to-head match up between wider folding phones from Apple and Samsung set for 2026.
TL;DR
- Samsung and Apple are reportedly working on “wide” foldables with 4:3 aspect ratios on the inner display, moving away from taller cover display designs.
- Both devices are expected to feature similarly sized interior displays with near identical shapes, distinguished only by sharper corners on the Samsung model versus rounder ones on Apple’s iteration.
- Both the Samsung Wide Fold and the foldable iPhone are expected to debut in the fall of 2026, competing head-to-head.
Samsung has long been rumored to be working on a wide-screen foldable, potentially as a preemptive response to Apple’s upcoming iPhone Fold. Since Apple is reportedly adopting a wider cover display, even Samsung plans to join the fray, despite pioneering taller cover displays with the Galaxy Z Fold lineup. If you’re wondering how the two upcoming foldables would pan out and compete, we now have new renders that showcase more of what to expect from Samsung and Apple’s wide-screen foldables.
On Weibo, leaker Ice Universe has shared AI-generated renders of the Samsung Wide Fold and the iPhone Fold, based on leaked dimensions. These renders are admittedly AI-generated, but they give us a decent idea of how both the foldables would be shaped:
Ice Universe is reiterating previously leaked specifications, though there’s some variance from the latest leaked iPhone Fold schematics. The Samsung Wide Fold is expected to feature a 5.4-inch cover display and a 7.6-inch internal display, whereas the iPhone Fold is anticipated to have a 5.35-inch cover display and a 7.58-inch internal display. The internal display on both foldables is expected to be a 4:3 aspect ratio.
The leaker notes that the design of the phones is almost identical, with the primary difference being their R-angle. Samsung seems to be opting for sharper, almost squared-off corners, while Apple appears to be leaning towards softer, rounder corners. Apple’s approach may be easier to hold as the corners won’t dig into your palm, but Samsung’s approach looks more uniform when folded, as the hinge-side corners are practically guaranteed to be sharp and square.
