Apple draws up a blueprint for the foldable iPhone

as declared in While Samsung ramped up to a Galaxy Fold launch this week, we now have a look at what Apple thought a foldable iPhone should look like back in 2014, as a patent application indicated last week. The application is an update to a patent Apple saw approved in 2016, with more details around how the phone would fold on its hinge. Apple's revised foldable patent application describes a display with hinges that can fold in half or in thirds. The patent app doesn't mean that Apple may be working on a foldable iPhone and a timeline for when such a device could reach the market is also uncertain. Last March, CNBC reported that a new foldable iPhone could be released in 2020, and that it could likely double up as a tablet.

Report: Apple to use 5nm process for 2020 iPhone CPUs, once again manufactured by TSMC

Digitimes today notes that for the 2020 iPhone, we will again see another miniaturisation leap. Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free TrialThe site says that TSMC is expected to secure the first 5 nanometer orders from Apple next year. The iPhone's A12 and iPad's A12X chip far exceed the competition in compute benchmarks. Whilst the A13 will continue to use 7nm process, TSMC will adopt extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) for the first time. Given ramp-up schedules for the Apple supply chain, it is expected that the A13 will be manufactured using the more conservative approach.

China experiences a sharp slump in Apple iPhone sales

As it stated in By By Ken Hanly 7 hours ago in Technology Apple reports a significant decline in iPhone sales in mainland China during the first quarter of 2019. Reasons for the decline in China iPhone sales Apple Chief Executive Officer (CEO), During the first quarter of this year, revenue dropped 26.7 percent in greater China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Cook also noted: "We believe the economic environment in China has been further impacted by rising trade tensions with the United States. "The world's largest iPhone assembly plant Foxconn in the city of Zhengzhou capital of Henan province has seen working conditions deteriorate. More about Apple, iPhone, CHina iphone sales More news from Apple iPhone CHina iphone sales