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TechTabletsApple’s future iPads may not fold, this insider’s been toldWhile Apple continues to plan new iPads, the much-rumoured folding iPad isn’t coming anytime soonWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
While Apple continues to plan new iPads, the much-rumoured folding iPad isn’t coming anytime soon
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Writing in his Power On newsletter, Gurman says that “Apple engineers are exploring the prospect of foldable iPads” – language that’s considerably more cautious than previous reports of folding Apple tablets, which suggested that it was a case of “if”, not “when”. Now, it seems, it’s a case of “if”.
What’s going on with folding iPads?
According to Gurman, an actual folding iPad is about as close to production as I am to marrying Taylor Swift. “Work on this initiative is in its early stages and the company has yet to figure out a way to create foldable screens without the crease seen on similar devices” such as theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 5and similar flexible products.
The crease appears to be a deal-breaker for Apple. “I’ve been warned that if Apple is unable to solve that problem it could decide to ditch the foldable concept altogether,” Gurman says.
What I think we’re seeing here is expectations meeting reality: I’m sure Apple did indeed hope to make a folding iPad with an anticipated launch in the next two or three years, but it seems that the creation of such a device is proving much more difficult. And if you look at rival firms' devices, you can see why: for example as we said inour review of the Google Pixel Fold, there are tons of compromises in current folding tech and current generation models feel more like trailers of what’s to come than the main event.
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