Apple’s previously rumored foldable iPad could arrive next year, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in a tweet on Sunday. It’ll include a carbon fiber kickstand from Chinese component maker Anjie Technology, he suggested.
«I’m positive about the foldable iPad in 2024 and expect this new model will boost shipments and improve the product mix,» Kuo, who works for investment management services company TF International Securities, wrote.
Kuo predicted that Apple won’t release any new iPads for the next year but suggested that the company will will also release a refreshed iPad Mini — echoing a sentiment he expressed last month — next year.
Last February, Display Supply Chain Consultant analyst Ross Young reported that Apple is developing a foldable iPad/MacBook hybrid with a 20-inch folding screen, but predicted that it wouldn’t be ready until 2026.
At the time, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple was considering a dual-screen foldable, with the bottom half of the display serving as a virtual keyboard if you use the device as a MacBook-style clamshell.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
