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871 Few Smartphone Owners Care About Foldables or AI, Survey Suggests

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 05/13/2026 10:04 EDT

Few Smartphone Owners Care About Foldables or AI, Survey Suggests

A new survey suggests most U.S. smartphone owners are not motivated to upgrade by foldable phone designs or AI features, a potential challenge for Apple as it prepares to launch both the rumored "iPhone Ultra" and an expanded suite of Apple Intelligence features this fall.


The survey, commissioned by CNET and conducted by YouGov across 2,407 U.S. smartphone owners between April 29 and May 1, found that only 13% of respondents would consider upgrading for a phone concept such as a foldable or flip phone

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