Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: Apple's First Foldable iPad Could Face Delays Into 2026 Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2024 07:53:45 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 09:53:45 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="eb601f3c3305aee7360419485d614401"; logging-data="3529275"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19P5r/TliB6KGJwLt810HlgvzhWTRq0MQc=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:L9D5ZduKZUFJRwSE9EuoRuSw7zw= sha1:0EqitI/lt1ryVcszygSAtSYUF40= Bytes: 2166 Larry Wolff wrote: > https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/02/apple-foldable-ipad-delays/ > > Apple's first foldable device may not hit its previously expected 2025 > schedule for mass production, based on new comments made by Haitong analyst > Jeff Pu. > > In a May report, Pu said Apple's first foldable devices would reach mass > production in 2025 and 2026, following increasing evidence of foldable > devices in Apple's supply chain. At the time, the analyst said Apple would > likely release a large-screen foldable iPad or MacBook in that timeframe > before launching a higher-volume foldable iPhone in late 2026. > > Pu had said one Apple foldable with a 20.3-inch display would start > production in late 2025, which was sooner than previously expected. > However, Pu now thinks Apple will join the foldable market in the second > quarter of 2026 due to "display durability issues." Who actually wants a foldable ipad? It's undoubtedly cool tech, but not sure what the use case is. Looking at the samsung phone you can see that you end up with a very chunky device which makes it awkward to carry.