Apple’s first foldable iPhone may be just months away, but anyone hoping for a stealth black iPhone Fold may have to look elsewhere if the latest leak turns out to be accurate.
With the clock ticking down to an expected September unveiling, we’re seeing more and more iPhone Fold leaks by the day. The latest claims that even Apple doesn’t yet know what colors the device will come in.
Writing in a post to the Chinese social network Weibo, leaker Instant Digital hinted Apple is still deliberating whether to launch a black iPhone Fold. He even went so far as to wonder aloud whether Apple has a grudge against the color.
Apple has moved away from black in its premium iPhones of late. The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max aren’t available in black, for example.
Building on 2025’s snub, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are also expected to skip black. Instead, those models are expected to ship in Dark Cherry, Light Blue, Dark Gray, and Silver.
But all eyes are on the foldable iPhone right now, and Apple has a decision to make.
Thinking time is past
Apple’s reported indecision may explain the lack of concrete rumors around iPhone Fold colors. Reports continue to suggest a white model will be offered, with one other color available for buyers to consider.
With Samsung Display already lined up to produce the foldable display, Apple’s time has surely run out. Manufacturing tests were said to be already underway in April 2026.
We would have expected the iPhone Fold’s colors to have been set in stone before that testing phase.
There is one wild card to be considered, however. If Apple really is yet to choose a second color, it’s possible the iPhone Fold may miss the oft-rumored September/October release window.
It’s unclear how this would tie in with the April testing, though. If we take that report at face value, it seems more likely that the colors are locked in if the fall unveiling is to go ahead.
It’s worth noting that Instant Digital has consistently claimed the iPhone Fold would only be sold in two colors, with one being white.
No matter which colors the iPhone Fold (or is it iPhone Ultra?) comes in, we can expect it to be costly. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has hinted at a price north of $2,000. A previous Ming-Chi Kuo report had it costing as much as $2,500.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
