We have actually been listening to for several years that Apple is working on a large-screen folding device, likely an iPad instead of an iPhone. Currently, a brand-new report sheds light on the project, which might arrive in 2026.
According to a Tool message by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple intends to ship a large-screen folding MacBook by 2026. This is a slightly much more hostile timeline than formerly rumored and might indicate a velocity of the job. Kuo mentions that Apple “goals to make the panel as crease-free as feasible, requiring high layout requirements for both the panel and the hinge,” which together cost around $900.
Kuo asserts Apple is thinking about a folding MacBook with either a 20.25-inch or 18.8-inch display screen, representing the shut dimension of Apple’s present 14– 15-inch and 13– 14-inch laptops, specifically. On X, Ross Youthful of Display Supply Chain Consultants (through MacRumors) noted that Apple is favoring the 18.8-inch design to maintain costs down.
According to Kuo, the laptop computer will use Apple’s M5 chip, expected to ship in the 2nd fifty percent of 2026.
Kuo likewise mentions that the folding MacBook is “likely to be costly,” with the bill of materials “coming close to that of the current Vision Pro.” Currently, Apple markets a 16-inch MacBook Pro beginning at $3,499, which includes a high-end M3 Max cpu, 36GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. Based on Kuo’s explanation, a folding MacBook would certainly have considerably lower specifications for a similar price.
Nevertheless, Kuo approximates that Apple’s very first folding gadget will be a bigger hit than Vision Pro, with over a million systems marketed in 2026.
