Apple gives the impression of ready to launch theiPhone 15next month.

Apple is facing strong headwinds as it plans to launch its latestiPhone.

The tech giant acknowledged a slump in the US smartphone market during its earnings call last week.

Apple said on Thursday that sales of theiPhone 14fell 2.4% in itsfiscal third quarter ended July 31.

Samsung’s folding phones areproving to be popular with consumers, selling almost as well as its nonfolding models.

Apple has yet to release afolding phoneand doesn’t appear to have immediate plans to do so.

Apple’s phone design has had the same general shape since the iPhone debuted in 2007.

Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment.