India, Sept. 4 -- "Three things cannot long stay hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth," a famous quote attributed to Gautama Buddha. You could add a fourth element to it, or fold this within the point about the greater truth. Apple is expected to announce a foldable iPhone, their first foldable device, next week. A foldable iPhone hasn't been a secret for many years. It was more a matter of when, not if. With an expected announcement just days away, there is consensus that the foldable iPhone, which might be called the iPhone Ultra, will find immediate sales traction.

Linda Sui, Founder and Principal at Smart Analytics Global, estimates that Apple will corner as much as 25% of the global foldable phone shipments by the time 2026 draws...