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APPLE MAY HAVE A ‘FOLDABLE’ MACBOOK LAPTOP IN THE WORKS, ANALYST SAYS
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Published March 8, 2024, 10:39 a.m. ET
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Apple is rumored to start manufacturing a new, foldable version of the MacBook
laptop within in three years, an analyst revealed.
Tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the foldable laptop is expected to enter mass
production as 2027 — and is also predicting that it will hit the market before a
collapsible iPhone or iPad, which he initially anticipated to happen “in 2025 or
2026.”
“My latest survey indicates that currently, Apple’s only foldable product with a
clear development schedule is the 20.3-inch MacBook,” Kuo wrote in a post on X
Wednesday, translated from Chinese to English.
Popular technology industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in an X post this
week that Apple may be mulling the production of a a foldable MacBook come 2027.
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Kuo — closely-watched technology industry analyst who previously made accurate
predictions about the release of Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro, among other product
developments — didn’t elaborate on what “foldable” means in the post earlier
reported on by Business Insider.
Technically, the MacBook, like all laptops, already are foldable since they
hinge open and closed.
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However, it’s suspected that he means that this forthcoming iteration of the
MacBook would be a “hybrid” laptop that can fold on itself to turn into a
tablet.
The day after Kuo’s X post, Apple published a patent application for “electronic
devices with folding displays.”
Per the document, filed on Nov. 10, 2023, Apple is seeking to copyright an
electrinic device that “may bend about an axis” with a “display panel may be
configured to bend along the bend axis as the device is folded.”
Should the device boast a 20.3-inch screen as Kuo suggests, it would be Apple’s
biggest laptop screen to date, according to BI.
The largest MacBook Pro laptop touts a 16-inch display, while its desktop iMac
offerings have larger screen sizes starting at 21.5 inches.
The patent application provided few further details about what the foldable
device would look like, though users didn’t seem too thrilled with the propect.
“Apple falling further behind on innovation,” one X user said in response to
Kuo.
There are already multiple laptops on the market that convert into a tablet,
including rival Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2, as well as Lenovo’s Yoga
model, among others.
“Unless you have something original you will be lost in a sea of foldables. No
margins in that,” another user said, while a third chimed in: “Probably still
won’t be as good as Samsungs folding devices.”
Representatives for Apple did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for
comment.
Apple has already filed a vague patent application for “electronic devices with
folding displays” that “may bend about an axis.” Getty Images
Reports about Apple making long-rumored foldable devices date back to 2016, when
the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant was first granted a patent for an iPhone
made from ceramic that had the capability to fold width-wise, like a clamshell.
Then in 2021, tech product review site Tom’s Guide reported that Apple asked
manufacturer Foxconn to create two prototype shells to test out potential future
iPhone designs.
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The two designs will be very different, Tom’s Guide reported, with one featuring
a large display that folds in half, while the other is two separate screens
joined by a hinge.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Apple has plans to put out a pair of foldable
phones or if it is experimenting to find the best design.
Either way, a device of any kins from Apple has yet to hit the market.
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