The launch of the fourth generation of Samsung’s folding smartphones, a week ago and the Motorola and Xiaomi versions in the days that followed, left only one question mark. Where is Apple’s foldable iPhone? According to recent reports, Apple would prepare an iPhone with these features to be released in 2023 or 2024. But secrecy from the company reigns.

Regarding the million dollar question, several analysts have shared their answers. According to a shared post from 9to5mac, most people agree: Apple isn’t betting on foldables yet due to low profit marginsdue to the quality of the components of this type of device.

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just to give you an idea foldable panels are more expensive than traditional OLED panels And in a market that’s barely holding on, Apple would rather protect its profit margins than commit to launching a foldable phone.

The same experts suggest that Apple prefers to wait for the market dynamics to change and for folding phones to have the same profit margins Apple makes from iPhone sales; this is always over 50% of the cost of producing it.

In this context, Ross Young, co-founder and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, says: Apple’s decision not to bet on foldables yet is due to the lack of a mature supply chain.. There aren’t many display manufacturers that can provide folding panels at scale for executives. And Samsung Display is perhaps the only one that can offer significant volume.

The combined chain gives Apple more suppliers to choose from. And with it Take advantage of the discount on panel pricesdue to competition.

But for those coming from Cupertino, the wait was never a problem. a lot of time Apple has shown that it is worth being the best, not the first.