207: What Apple MUST Get Right With Its Foldable iPhone Ultra ft. Michael Fisher [MrMobile]

YouTuber Michael Fisher, known as “MrMobile (youtube.com/channel/UCSOpcUkE-is7u7c4AkLgqTw),” joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show (front.macrumors.com/?p=1059741&preview=true) to talk through key rumors about the “iPhone Ultra (macrumors.com/guide/iphone-ultra)” and how the device could compare to rivals.
00:00 Introduction
03:29 Why the Short-and-Wide Foldable Is Winning
11:45 The A4 Paper Theory and Apple's Ideal Form Factor
14:01 Apple Could Validate Foldables for the Mainstream
17:25 The Crease Problem
20:11 Where Apple Can Beat Android Foldables
22:01 The Camera Compromise at an Ultra Price
28:40 Touch ID and First-Generation Trade-Offs
32:20 Can a $2,000+ Foldable iPhone Be Worth It?
39:36 What Apple Must Get Right: Durability and Software
Michael has covered the foldable phone category since 2019 and has personally owned or reviewed nearly every major device in it, from the original Galaxy Fold to Samsung’s newly redesigned Galaxy Z Fold8 (macrumors.com/2026/07/29/galaxy-z-fold8-review). He still carries a Motorola Razr Ultra as his personal phone alongside a rotating stack of review units.
Apple’s foldable iPhone, widely expected to be called the “‌iPhone Ultra‌,” is reportedly set to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro this fall (macrumors.com/2026/05/22/iphone-significant-ov…), with a 7.8-inch inner display, a 5.5-inch cover screen, an A20 chip, and a starting price near or over $2,000. Samsung is widely believed to be the exclusive supplier of the foldable’s OLED (macrumors.com/guide/macbook-ultra) panels, with mass production of the displays reportedly beginning in May (macrumors.com/2026/03/13/apples-first-foldable…).
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