More info about Apple's foldable hybrid device emerges
A new report from the reputable Ming-Chi Kuo Apple analyst reveals a bit more about Apple's future hybrid foldable device. He believes the company will be able to release not one, but possibly two foldable devices in the first half of 2026.
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That's mostly in line with a recent rumor claiming the foldable tablet-like device will make its debut in late 2025 or early 2026. There are currently two form factors in the works - 20.25" and 18.8" and when folded, they shrink to 14-15" and 13-14", respectively.
Supply chain findings suggest LG will be the sole supplier of these foldable panels and will likely be crease-less, driving the cost up. The panel will be combined with a high-cost hinge as well and preliminary estimates point to $600-650 for the panel alone and $200-250 for the hinge. Amphenol will be Apple's hinge supplier.
Both foldables will be powered by an in-house M5 series chip.
Ming-Chi Kuo gives a vague estimate of the overall cost too. If initial estimates are accurate, the company's first foldable will launch at a price that's similar to the current Vision Pro, which now starts at $3,499. Still, shipments will likely be higher than the Vision Pro's, somewhere around the 1 million mark.
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- Yuri84
- 27 May 2024
- mZ5
20 inches is smaller than a typical "work" monitor (22-24), while 15 inches is laptop territory. So you take a laptop sized screen and "unfold" it, making it smaller than a typical monitor... I don't see anyone who, in their ...
- Anonymous
- 26 May 2024
- ibe
imaging Apple call it iPhone Fold. And then someone will said that Samsung Fold is copying the name...samething like the word Ultra