Although the iPhone 16 has not yet been released, the two-year launch of the iPhone 17 is almost halfway through the race.

On July 24, The Information, a foreign media, released several Apple stories. He said that Apple is preparing a mechanical/variable aperture scheme, which is expected to debut on the iPhone 17 Slim and iPhone 17 Ultra.

Mechanical/variable aperture has been a very mature supply chain solution for Huawei and Xiaomi for a while.

For mobile phones, the mechanical/variable aperture cannot increase the maximum aperture (that is, it cannot improve the dim light performance), but you can reduce the aperture to improve the detail performance in strong light, reduce the coma in close-up shooting, and better control the shutter speed in video recording.

Don't misunderstand, the iPhone 20 may not be so thin ↑

The Information also said that Apple's suppliers plan to mass produce the iPhone SE 4 in October this year (the iPhone 16 series should be released in September).

SE 4 renderings of previous patterns ↓

The iPhone SE series is generally released in March, but its accessories and technology are very mature. In theory, there is no need to mass produce five months in advance.

If the news hits, the iPhone SE 4 should be released as early as March next year, right?

The previous iPhone SE4 disclosure: 147.7 × 71.5 × 7.7mm. The mold of iPhone 13/14 was used instead, with Face ID, but the camera was changed to single shot, and the "extremely advanced" USB-C interface just used by iPhone 15 series was used. As a result, the screen has grown from 4.7 inches to 6.1 inches, but the LCD screen that everyone is thinking of has disappeared.

Digitimes disclosed on July 23 that Apple began to develop a new small folding machine this year (the size after expansion is close to the current iPhone), and signed a screen panel contract with Samsung Display. The folding screen iPhone will be released in 2026 (the same generation as the iPhone 18 series).

Will it be the first generation of folding screen iPhone vs. Galaxy Z Fold 8/Z Flip8?

Rendered pictures of netizens ↓

Apple has had a stack of patents related to folding screens for a long time. Previously, it was reported that Apple would first use the folding screen iPad for water testing.

But 2026 is still two years away!!?? By then, it will be 8 years since the original Samsung Galaxy Z Fold (internal folding screen) and Huawei Mate X (external folding screen) in 2019. Eight years, how many eight years are there in life.

Apple, stop! Jackie Chan is outside.

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