Apple’s first foldable iPhone Fold copied OPPO’s hinge: learning from domestic brands.

Apple will launch the iPhone 18 Pro series and its first foldable screen iPhone Fold this September. These new products are basically in the 10,000 yuan price range.

Among them, the iPhone Fold has received the most attention. Currently, its supply chain partner Foxconn has set up a dedicated production line, and the screen design has been finalized.

According to blogger Dingjiao Digital, Apple disassembled and conducted in-depth research on the OPPO Find N5, and ultimately decided to adopt its core hinge and several precision structural component solutions.

Apple’s purpose in this teardown is very clear: to reduce screen creases. Previously, the market expected the iPhone Fold to achieve a major breakthrough of “crease-free” screens, but the latest leaks suggest that Apple’s internal test prototypes can only achieve shallow creases, failing to reach the goal of zero creases.

It’s worth mentioning that the OPPO Find N5 has a crease of less than 0.15mm, which is the best performance in the industry, and this is an important reason why Apple is learning from OPPO.

It is reported that the prototype of the foldable iPhone Fold has an inner screen size of approximately 7.74 inches and an outer screen size of approximately 5.49 inches. The test version has a battery capacity of over 5000mAh, making it the iPhone with the largest battery in Apple’s history. Its foldable screen will be exclusively supplied by Samsung. The new product is worth looking forward to.