Apple is “working on the idea of a foldable laptop.” This future product could be a MacBook/iPad hybrid with a touchscreen keyboard.
While this foldable MacBook/iPad isn't expected to launch until at least 2025, a new report suggests that LG Display could supply panels for the upcoming device.
LG is "working with Apple to develop another foldable OLED panel" that is "designed specifically for tablets and laptops and uses ultra-thin glass as the covering window instead of polyimide."
This tidbit comes from a story about LG Display supplying 17-inch foldable notebook OLED panels to HP this year. It measures 17 inches, or 11 inches when folded, and has 4K resolution. The publication notes that the panel was unveiled at the last CES and features touch and stylus support for laptops, tablets, and monitors.
While The Elec says LG is "working with Apple," it suggests this foldable MacBook/iPad is still in its early stages.
Apple “doesn’t seem to be in a rush to enter the foldable smartphone market.” For future foldable MacBooks/iPads, Apple just showed up on DSCC’s foldable laptop roadmap. Here's what Yang wrote a few months ago:
We've heard interest in the largest size currently available, about 20.x". This size could create a new category for Apple and Producing a true dual-purpose product, a laptop with a full-size keyboard when folded that can be used as a monitor and used with an external keyboard when not folded. It may also allow for UHD/4K resolutions and even higher. Timeframe possible Later than 2025, but possibly 2026 or 2027.
“The company could use a foldable 20-inch screen that connects to a physical keyboard , or use just one side of your monitor as a virtual keyboard. I'm told that Apple has indeed been exploring a dual-screen, foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid device that would take the second approach. It will trade a physical keyboard and trackpad for a full touchscreen base"
Interestingly, this foldable MacBook/iPad is still in development, although users shouldn't expect one in the next few years Anything specific happens.
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