LateToCult 42,065 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Of the six models, V68 — the identifier mapped to the iPhone Ultra — is the most closely watched. It arrived in this beta alongside the continued presence of dual-battery management code that iOS 27 Beta 4 introduced three weeks earlier, on July 20. That Beta 4 discovery was technically specific: new Battery Health strings referenced "the batteries in this iPhone" in the plural — language that has never appeared in any iPhone software, because every current iPhone uses a single cell. The code also pointed to two separate cells with capacities from supply chain filings of 1,921 milliamp-hours on the hinge side and 2,962 milliamp-hours on the display-dominant half, combining to roughly 4,883 milliamp-hours total. The dual-cell arrangement is not a design preference — it is an engineering requirement. … Beta 5 adds V68 alongside the five standard-chassis identifiers, tying the foldable's battery management into the same driver that now handles the entire lineup. Together, the two betas describe the iPhone Ultra's fundamental architecture from the inside out: iOS knows the physical fold state (introduced in Beta 1), knows the hinge angle (also Beta 1), expects multiple connected displays, and manages two separate battery cells with individual health tracking. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/324193/20260812/ios-27-beta-exposes-all-six-iphone-18-models-foldable-ultra-split-launch-confirmed.htm 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 29,021 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 "Check this out... folds" 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,765 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 If theirs will be more crease proof, maybe I am interested Maybe the next one tho, I heard this first one only have 2 cameras. For the price they will be sold in, cos you'll know it will be $2K++++ range, I need the moon and the stars (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ˢᵖᵉᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵉⁱᵍʰᵗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo 8,182 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) it's a shame they decided to go for the square route design instead of the cool old flip phone vibe, it'd be an instant buy for me Edited August 12 by Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandWitch 152 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 I am sorta unsure on these. I am not a fan of the majority of the designs so far, but the only foldable I would probably use would be the design that seems to have leaked. I read ebooks a lot but don’t really enjoy the experience on my phone or iPad. Otherwise, I would be more likely to go smaller form factor like iPhone 4s than a foldable. I don’t even use the iPad enough to justify the “two devices in one” narrative people try to sell me on lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PornoDanceFight 2,269 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Just get an iPad mini with cellular if you want a bigger iPhone Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 128,292 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 stop trying to make folded phones happen. they are an abomination and should be exterminated. So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,328 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 if it can actually fold consistently without looking a damn mess or breaking maybe they finally have a leg up on samsung but i'll believe it when i see it the fold phones have been a flop and a mess Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 24,485 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) Why are we… suddenly going back to basically flip phones you can buy a flip phone outright for like 10x less than an iPhone. Edited August 12 by gagzus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EART HL I NG 1,535 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 29 minutes ago, River said: stop trying to make folded phones happen. they are an abomination and should be exterminated. Reading this on my foldable which has become one of my favorite phones of all time 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 2,730 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 why are people still trying to make these happen lol rosetta stone is rolling in her grave rn 🙏🥀🥀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilia Malinin 3,066 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 i just f*cking got my 16e 8 months ago and now they're coming out with an 18e. is this why my phone is acting like an ass all of a sudden? everyone keeps saying "oh, he's back, he's back!" but the truth is i never left! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstertoronto 11,805 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 5 hours ago, gagzus said: Why are we… suddenly going back to basically flip phones you can buy a flip phone outright for like 10x less than an iPhone. You realize a foldable phone is an iPhone with a much bigger screen while a flip phone has no actual screen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandWitch 152 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 hours ago, monstertoronto said: You realize a foldable phone is an iPhone with a much bigger screen while a flip phone has no actual screen. Why would it need to flip if it has no screen. They always had one. Some current flip phones are even semi-smartphones today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandWitch 152 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 5 hours ago, Ilia Malinin said: i just f*cking got my 16e 8 months ago and now they're coming out with an 18e. is this why my phone is acting like an ass all of a sudden? Apple Intelligence is very resource heavy. I noticed a huge improvement when I turned it off. I only re-enabled it on my 16 for this beta and will be disabling it for this reason. It’s not a conspiracy to get you to upgrade lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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