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I suppose it might actually be a more sturdy iPhone. The biggest problem iPhones have is that Apple insist on making the screen out of tempered glass, rather than something a bit more hard wearing. So when you sneeze on it, it cracks.
Folding displays have to be made out of plastic which is actually more durable if more prone to scratching. So you'd end up with a slightly more scratched phone but a less broken one. Plus the delicate plastic screen is always going to be folded up in on itself, so it's protected from scratches as well.
Of course Apple will probably make it without any bezels thus negating everything I just said. All for aesthetics.
Like what? Plastic?
There is a difference between strength and softness.
Plastic is stronger than glass but softer than glass. When you drop your phone you want strong, I would much rather have a strong but softer phone than a hard but brittle phone.
If you want a plastic screen you will have to buy some of the cheapest of the cheapest of phones available.
This isn't only an iPhone "problem". Pretty much no modern smartphone has plastic screens because they suck. They scratch extremely easily and the touch is often bad.
In my experience phones are much more prone to conditions that expose them to scratches than to drops. I absolutely don't mind a glass screen. The back should be metal or plastic though.