Apple is working on a folding iPad, say analysts
Seen as a dry run for a future foldable iPhone
WFolding devices are all the rage at the moment, but Apple has been conspicuous by its absence. That could all change by 2024, according to analysts at CCS Insight, who predict that Apple will launch a foldable iPad in the near future.
The analysts believe the folding iPad will be a dry run for a foldable iPhone. Ben Wood, chief of research at CCS Insight, explained that a folding iPhone would be “super high risk” for Apple for two reasons. Firstly, it would need to be very expensive (around $2,500, or £2,200) in order to not cannibalise other iPhones. And secondly, any issues with the new technology would lead to a “feeding frenzy” among Apple’s critics. However, Wood claimed Apple cannot ignore the current trend of foldable devices, so will take the relatively safer path of implementing it into an iPad first. This would allow the company to learn more about the technology while breathing new life into its tablet range.
It’s not the first rumour to surface about a foldable Apple device. Analyst Ross Young believes Apple is working on a folding 20-inch device that could launch in 2025 at the earliest, while Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed the company could release a folding iPhone as soon as 2024.