Apple is now the only major phone brand without a foldable model

With Alphabet Inc’s Google launching the Pixel Fold at an event on May 10, every major brand running the Android operating system has now adopted the form factor. And though Apple began early work on a foldable iPhone years ago, it’s shown little interest in racing a product to market. — AFP

Apple Inc is now alone among global smartphone brands without a foldable device in its portfolio, putting it on the sidelines of a trend that promises to generate tens of billions of dollars in coming years.

With Alphabet Inc’s Google launching the Pixel Fold at an event on May 10, every major brand running the Android operating system has now adopted the form factor. And though Apple began early work on a foldable iPhone years ago, it’s shown little interest in racing a product to market.