Apple to Launch Foldable iPad or MacBook by 2025, Shifting Focus from iPhone
Apple's first foray into foldable technology will likely be a larger device, diverging from the foldable iPhone speculation.
- Apple is reportedly focusing on developing a foldable iPad or MacBook, with expectations to launch by 2025 or later.
- The company has been working on foldable technology for at least five years, with design efforts now converging ahead of mass production plans.
- Despite rumors of a foldable iPhone, Apple's first foldable device is likely to be a larger gadget, such as a tablet or notebook.
- Apple's move into foldable devices comes as the foldable phone market remains small, with foldable phones representing only 1% of the global smartphone market.
- The potential foldable device could be a 20-inch MacBook, iPad, or hybrid product, offering dual-use as a notebook and a standalone monitor.