Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Report: Apple Exploring 20-Inch All-Screen Foldable MacBook, But Foldable iPhone Delayed Until 2025

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
68,698
39,601


Apple has likely delayed its foldable iPhone until 2025 and the company is exploring all-screen foldable MacBooks, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Young.

Foldable-iPhone-2023-Feature-Blue.jpg

In a new DSCC report on upcoming foldable and rollable devices, Young explained that Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone has been delayed until 2025. This appears to be a significant delay compared to previous predictions that the device will launch in 2023 or 2024. News of the delay comes after discussions with supply chain sources, suggesting that Apple is not in a hurry to enter the foldable market.

Despite delaying its foldable ambitions for the iPhone, Apple is allegedly exploring the possibility of offering all-screen foldable notebooks. The company is said to be discussing foldable notebooks with displays around 20-inches in size with its suppliers.

Young said that this device could form a new product category for Apple and result in a dual-use product, with it able to work as a notebook with a full-size on-screen keyboard when folded and as a monitor when unfolded and used with an external keyboard. The foldable could also allow for 4K resolutions or higher at the size Apple is investigating, Young added.

The launch timeframe for the foldable notebook is "likely later" than 2025, with 2026 or 2027 being floated as reasonable possibilities. The disclosure of Apple's interest in the foldable notebook segment is said to be "good news for the foldable space" generally.

Young has revealed a litany of accurate insights into Apple's plans, such as the iPhone 13 Pro's ProMotion display, the display size and bezels of the sixth-generation iPad mini, the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro's mini-LED displays with ProMotion, and more. Most recently, Young spearheaded rumors of the iPhone 14 Pro's pill-shaped and hole-punch TrueDepth camera design to replace the notch and the mini-LED iMac Pro's June release date.

Article Link: Report: Apple Exploring 20-Inch All-Screen Foldable MacBook, But Foldable iPhone Delayed Until 2025
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/21/apple-exploring-20-inch-foldable-macbook/
Last edited:
At the moment, I’m not really interested in foldable iPhones. Apple needs to get it right.

For the upcoming years, Apple just needs to focus on using higher-end materials such as high-grade titanium, iron, sapphire glass. This is what will appeal the consumers the most.

Folding MacBook would be awesome. Imagine how convenient it will become to travel with it.
 
  • Like
  • Wow
  • Love
Reactions: Mr.PT, sgodsell, Jovijoker and 12 others
It’s going to be exciting to see what they come up with. If they can get this foldable thing right in a few years, I’m all for it.
 
  • Haha
Reactions: The Barron
alpi123 said:
It's gonna be so exciting when Apple enters the foldable market. I got to play with the Z Fold 3 and it was such a joy to use.
I can only imagine how much better and finalized Apple's foldable products are gonna be.
Click to expand...
Exactly! We’re on Fold 3 and it’s getting better by the year. In a couple of years, I think Samsung would likely have it vastly improved and the minor compromises will be gone. We’re getting there, just 2-3 years away before it’s much improved.
 
  • Like
  • Disagree
Reactions: sgodsell, Jovijoker and turbineseaplane
I highly doubt that they’d make iPhones or any other existing devices foldable so soon. If Apple enters that domain, it’s very likely going to be a brand new device category and foldability will trickle down to other devices in next few years, if there’s demand for it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jovijoker and Kengineer
till said:
I'm sure Apple R&D explores many possibilities, but this doesn't sound like something which would actually become a product. If anything, it would be a foldable iPad, not a Mac.
Click to expand...
With how many people want the iPhone to be a Mac it might be a good option.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Jovijoker
jz0309 said:
a foldable MacBook that can be used as a monitor? in 2026/7? By then, the AR/VR headset and then glasses will have taken the world by storm and will make such a foldable device a non-desired product, DOA ...
/s
Click to expand...
What about two pieces of glass and a small base at the bottom that would internally project the image on it using laser?
It would kind of resemble the devices used in The Expanse, except for theirs projecting to the air.
 
A foldable MacBook? That would suck. Typing on the screen would be tiring.

My 4th generation 12.9" iPad Pro still sucks for onscreen typing. I make so many typing mistakes, it is tedious for extended typing. I use Apple Pencil with my iPad to minimize using the onscreen keyboard.
 
  • Like
Reactions: amartinez1660, MartyvH, freedomlinux and 6 others
Danfango said:
I wish people would stop chasing LAPTOPS. They have way too many demonstrable engineering, reliability, quality and usability issues to be viable as products worth investing in.

Sure they look cool but that’s it.
Click to expand...
I made a slight change to your post. Someone probably said something similar in the early 80's when the first portable "laptops" started hitting the market. Obviously it took the better part of two decades to work out the bugs regarding "engineering, reliability, quality and usability issues" to make them viable products worth investing in.
 
  • Like
Reactions: magicman32 and turbineseaplane
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back