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iPhone Ultra and MacBook Ultra are coming this year, per report

9to5Mac • Mon, 27 Apr 2026

Rumors about Apple expanding its line of ‘Ultra’ products just got more corroboration. A new report says Apple’s foldable iPhone and touchscreen MacBook Pro will be named ‘iPhone Ultra’ and ‘MacBook Ultra,’ respectively. more…

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Rumors about Apple expanding its line of ‘Ultra’ products just got more corroboration.

A new report says Apple’s foldable iPhone and touchscreen MacBook Pro will be named ‘iPhone Ultra’ and ‘MacBook Ultra,’ respectively.

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