Giant foldable iPad with MacBook-like design rumored to arrive in 2028
Giant foldable iPad with MacBook-like design rumored to arrive in 2028
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An iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. Last updated 11 hours ago. Apple's foldable iPad plans could also include a super-sized version twice the size of an iPad Pro, that could go on sale by 2028. Apple is long rumored to be creating some form of foldable iPad, in what could be a brand new form factor for the company. The latest report into the concept now has Apple working on an extremely large version, which could potentially turn itself into an impromptu MacBook.
In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter from Bloomberg, it is claimed that Apple has designed a giant foldable iPad that is approximately the size of two iPad Pro tablets side-by-side. The large display needs to be a foldable because carrying around a tablet with a screen close to 20 inches in diagonal would be difficult for most users.
This foldable approach could result in a large book-like design, that could effectively act as a giant notebook computer with a screen instead of a keyboard and trackpad. This would be somewhat similar to the failed Microsoft Courier and Surface Neo, as well as the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i.
Apple's version will supposedly run on iPadOS or a similar variant, and it won't be a "true iPad-Mac hybrid" according to the report, but it will have elements from both worlds. Apple has repeatedly insisted it doesn't intend to merge the iPad and Mac product lines into a single product category.
