If you’re hankering for a futuristic MacBook with a folding screen, you might have to wait a while longer.
Three or four years, to be exact.
Per noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Juo, Apple’s rumored foldable notebook may not arrive until the end of 2027 or 2028 given current technical challenges.
Previous reports from display industry analysts have suggested that Apple is developing an all-display foldable laptop that will feature a 20.2-inch or an 18.8-inch screen.
When folded, the notebook was rumored to feature a full-size on-screen keyboard that integrated directly with the screen itself. When completely unfolded, the device was said to function as a standard monitor. Paired with an external keyboard, it essentially transforms into a large-screen desktop setup.
Kuo stated back in May that LG Display was looking to begin mass production of display panels for a MacBook with a 20.2-inch or an 18.8-inch foldable screen in the fourth quarter of 2025. Kuo recently posted on X/Twitter that Apple has canceled the 20-inch design and has now settled on a display size of 18.8 inches.
Kuo’s post offered the following:
“Some market participants previously expected Apple to launch the foldable iPad in 2025. But the current supply chain survey indicates that the foldable iPad has no visibility. This may also be because some call this foldable MacBook a foldable iPad.”
Apple has been experimenting with various devices with foldable displays, including a foldable iPad and MacBook. The MacBook is already foldable, but Apple has reportedly been exploring an all-display MacBook form factor that has no standard keyboard.
Display analyst Ross Young stated back in July 2022 that the computing industry could bring a notebook with a foldable screen to market in 2026 or 2027, although it remains unclear if the device would be classified as a Mac, an iPad, or something in between.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and @mingchikuo