New Delhi, July 6 -- Apple's foray into the foldable smartphone segment is among the biggest open secrets in the tech circle these days. However, a new report suggests that while the iPhone Ultra/Fold could be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup at the September launch event, the phone may not be immediately available to buy.

As per a new report by analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo, Apple could be planning to pull off a similar feat to the iPhone X where both pre-orders and official sales for the phone began later on. Notaby, the iPhone X was launched in 2017 alongisde the iPhone 8 lineup but was not available to buy immediately owing to manufacturing challenges.

Kuo also said that his latest industry survey suggests assembly shipments of A...