Once again, it is the Taiwanese researcherMing-Chi Kuowho is at the origin of the rumor: according to him, Apple is indeed still preparing a folding smartphone. Multiple rumors have already announced that it has been in development for a while, but it has still not seen the light of day. Nothing surprising, however, for connoisseurs of the apple brand,who know that they prefer to wait for positive signals from the market before launching.
Today, we learn that the device could be released in 2025. Eithera year laterthan what some analysts predicted until now, but always with a view to a timetable corresponding to the manufacturer's habits.
I expected Apple to launch a foldable iPhone as soon as 2024 in my reports last year, but now it's clear this prediction needs to be revised. I predict Apple may launch its first foldable product in 2025 at the earliest, which may be a foldable iPad or a hybrid of iPad & iPhone.https://t.co/HGIDPFvdar
— Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo)April 1, 2022
A hybrid?
Even more interesting: for Kuo, it does not seem wise to talk directly about a foldable iPhone. Indeed, the nomenclature chosen by Apple could also be closer to that of theiPadin order to correspond with the size of the mobile when its flaps are deployed. In other words, the product would be a sort of cross between the tablet and the smartphone, not only in terms of technology but also on the brand side. This is what is proposed by the waySamsung with its Galaxy Z Fold 3.
In the end and still according to the same source, users would be entitled to a panel with a diagonal ofnine inches. Then and only then would Apple choose to produce a larger model before finishing with a smaller one.
The Apple computer of the millennium?
Coming to add a hint of credence to its hypotheses, the Asian newspaperThe Elecassumes for its part that it isLGthat Cupertino will outsource the manufacturing of its hinged displays. A partnership far from trivial for the Korean, since it has largely lost market share to the competition in recent times.
Here, we are talking about an OLED component with a template corresponding more to an iPad or a Mac. HP is already a customer, with seventeen-inch controls, which suggests that the displays are no longer at the simple concept stage for a long time. Andmultiple patents filed by Apple already tell us what an astonishing and devilishly practical foldable MacBook will perhaps look like 100% tactile…
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