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Apple Event Live Blog: Here Comes the Folding iPhone

WIRED reporters are stationed inside the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. Follow real-time dispatches as Tim Cook unveils the hardware lineup, test engineering trade-offs with our interactive folding crease simulator, and monitor supply-chain rumor verification.

REPORTING BY: WIRED Cupertino Bureau EDITOR: Live Desk Tech Unit SOURCE: @WIRED on X

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Folding iPhone Mechanical Simulator

SPEC BENCHMARK

Fold Angle 180°

Hinge Teardrop Radius 3.8 mm

Target Battery Spec 4,850 mAh

Estimated Retail Price $1,799

Crease Depth

18 μm

Hinge Durability

450k folds

Folded Thickness

10.4 mm

Market Margin

38.4%

Rumor Confidence & Verification Desk

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Verified Source Grounding & Attributions

Event anchor based on @WIRED live reporting dispatches from Apple Park, Cupertino, CA. Engineering hinge tolerances and crease mechanics modeled from published liquid-metal multi-gear patent applications and supply-chain OLED panel manifest disclosures.