TF International’s Ming-Chi Kuo is arguably the most well-known and accurate Apple analyst around. Who can ever forget the amazing report he released about the “revolutionary” front-facing camera on what turned out to be the iPhone X. Nearly seven months before the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X were unveiled, Kuo knew the screen sizes for all three and mentioned how the iPhone X would use face recognition instead of Touch ID to unlock the device (keep in mind that the iPhone X was known as the iPhone 8 at the time).
In a post on “X” today, Kuo wrote, “Recently, I’ve received many inquiries about whether Apple plans to mass-produce the foldable iPhone or iPad in 2025 or 2026. My latest survey indicates that currently, Apple’s only foldable product with a clear development schedule is the 20.3-inch MacBook, expected to enter mass production in 2027.” The 20.3-inch screen mentioned by Kuo would apparently be the size of the internal display with the foldable device fully open. Kuo doesn’t mention anything else about the device.
Ming-Chi Kuo says we could see a foldable 20.3-inch MacBook in 2027
Considering that Kuo points out that the foldable MacBook is the only foldable that Apple has a “clear development schedule” for, it would seem that those dreaming about a foldable iPhone or iPad are about to wake up in a nightmare. The most recent rumors called for Apple to develop a clamshell iPhone foldable. Last month, Apple reportedly halted the development of a foldable iPhone after concerns about the durability and utility of such a device.
Apple’s fears correctly panned out when a Samsung-supplied foldable display used in a prototype foldable iPhone “broke down after a few days” of heavy-duty testing conducted by Apple. The concern about the durability of a foldable iPhone reportedly led Apple to consider a foldable iPad since such a device wouldn’t be shoved in the user’s pocket and such a device would also be thicker. The same things apply to a foldable MacBook which makes such a device more likely to surface than a foldable iPhone.
