Apple CEO John Ternus criticizes rival foldables in TIME interview

First reported by iPhone in Canada at · Updated · 2 sources

Ternus called competitors’ earlier foldable phones “cheap and crappy” while discussing Apple’s iPhone Duo. The remarks came in a TIME interview, according to iPhone in Canada. That publisher also reports that Ternus appears on the cover of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 issue, which reaches shelves on October 26.

Covered by 2 publishers within 23 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

iPhone in Canada Apple CEO John Ternus Calls Rival Foldable Phones ‘Cheap and Crappy’ · John Quintet
The Shortcut Apple CEO calls today’s foldables ‘cheap and crappy’ compared to the iPhone Duo · Reece Bithrey

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