Are you considering a folding Mac around 20 inches?Folding iPhone could be delayed until 2025

Rumors that a foldable iPhone is under development have been reported many times, but supply chain information has been reported that a foldable Mac around 20 inches is also being considered.

DSCC, a supply chain research firm specializing in displays, also released the latest information on the folding devices that Apple is working on in a report dealing with the increase in shipments of foldable smartphones of companies such as Samsung.

The author is Ross Young, an analyst and CEO at DSCC. Apple has a number of achievements in predicting products with screens, and even before the official announcement, the screen size of the 6th generation iPad mini was 8.3 inches.

Now, Young says he has postponed the expected time for the foldable iPhone to 2025, based on discussions with supply chain players. Previously, Young predicted that "there is a high possibility of 2023 or 2024 at the earliest," so it looks like it will be delayed by about a year or two."Apple doesn't seem to be rushing to enter the foldable smartphone market, and it may even take longer," the latest report said.

More interestingly, it states that Apple is interested in "foldable laptops." The interest is said to be "around 20.x inches as the maximum size", suggesting that the screen size surpasses that of the previous MacBook.

According to Young, this size "may create a new category for Apple." "It's a true dual-use product that has a full-size keyboard when folded, a monitor when it's not folded, and an external keyboard. It may be possible to achieve UHD / 4K or higher resolutions. "

However, it is likely that it will be released after 2025, and it may be 2026 or 2027.

Although the foldable Windows laptop was released by Lenovo, Microsoft's spectacularly announced Surface Neo has stopped hearing follow-up news as Windows 10 X has been discontinued.

The expectation that the Mac will enter there and open up new possibilities seems very interesting. However, if the lower half can be used as a keyboard in the folded state, the screen will inevitably become a touch screen. If a foldable Mac goes on sale, you may once again see a conversation between a user who wants the iPad and Mac to merge and an Apple executive who doesn't.

Source: DSCC

via: 9to5Mac