Is the iPad mini on the verge of extinction?
Apple’s first foldable device could be slightly bigger than the Galaxy Z Fold 5 (pictured here in all its glory).
That also means this foldable device purportedly targeted for a 2026 or 2027 launch is not really guaranteed to be advertised as an iPad in the first place. Instead, we could actually be talking about the first-ever foldable iPhone here without even realizing that… or maybe Apple is thinking of carving out an entirely new niche and call this thing something else.
Not the only foldable in Apple’s pipeline
Before you even think of asking about it, there are no words on any clamshell Galaxy Z Flip alternative from Apple right now. Instead, what the company might be contemplating is a gargantuan second 20-inch or so foldable product likely to come out at some point after the 7.5 to 8.5-inch device discussed above.
That doesn’t exactly sound like a mobile enthusiast’s dream, not to mention that it sounds like something that could cost roughly as much as a good car, but for some reason, Apple is purportedly prioritizing that largely secret project over a not-too-pricey flip-style foldable to help the company challenge Samsung in a rapidly expanding and potential-brimming global market.
Apple’s second foldable product could be even bigger than the 16.3-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.
Samsung, of course, will most likely help Apple get its first foldable device off the ground with the supply of the best possible displays out there, although LG could also be in that mix to a larger or smaller degree.
While it’s unclear what the connection to all this other information is, today’s The Elec report also claims that Apple will “make changes to the iPhone in 2027″… without going into any detail whatsoever. iPhones will turn 20 in three years, so a big(ger than usual) upgrade or revision could definitely happen at that point, but it’s far too early to know what we might be dealing with on the handset family’s big anniversary.
