Apple’s iPhone Ultra ‘feels like a major downgrade from your existing iPhone experience’ says YouTuber as they show off what they claim is a dummy unit

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News By Alex Blake published 5 May 2026

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  • A dummy unit of Apple’s iPhone Ultra has apparently leaked out
  • It was inspected by popular YouTuber Unbox Therapy
  • The video scrutinized many facets of the speculated device

Apple's foldable iPhone, reportedly dubbed the iPhone Ultra, has to be one of the worst-kept secrets in tech at this point, with numerous leaks and rumors having emerged — and the latest features what are said to be dummy units of the handset.

These come from popular YouTuber Unbox Therapy, who put the units under the microscope in a new video on their channel, discussing various aspects of the device.

They noted that its volume buttons are on the top of the phone, while its speakers sit on diagonally opposite corners from each other. On the back are what look to be two camera lenses housed in Apple’s traditional ‘camera bump.’

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In terms of the form factor, the iPhone Ultra dummy unit appears as a wide rectangle when folded — not dissimilar in proportions to your passport — and looks more like a traditional tablet when unfolded. The vertical hinge means the iPhone unfolds like a book, rather than having the clamshell design of some of the best folding phones, and this lines up with what past rumors have indicated we’ll see from Apple.

It’s a shape that Unbox Therapy describes as “so strange, this form factor. That is strange”. Compared to the Google Pixel Fold, the iPhone Ultra looks rather different, with a shorter height but slightly chunkier width. Still, that lowers the center of gravity and makes the device “stable” and not top-heavy when opened, Unbox Therapy felt.

Another reason for the design could be that the folded aspect ratio is similar to that of an iPad, which might help developers effectively port their apps to the new phone.

‘A major downgrade’

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As for its measurements, the device is 117.71mm tall and 84.27mm wide when folded. Its width is 5.24mm when unfolded, which is similar to the iPhone Air; when folded, it's 11.02mm at its thinnest point and 16.57mm at the camera bump.

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