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18.8-inch Foldable iPad Latest News
Possibility of emergence of innovative foldable devices
ROYOLE, which launched the world’s first foldable smartphone Flex File, went bankrupt this year, and the Galaxy Fold series was released up to the 6th generation, but Apple’s foldable products have not been released yet. It seems that they are preparing for it, but it seems that there are still years left to see if they are not active in entering the market because the market has not been formed except for South Korea and China. I don’t know if it was delayed or pushed back by technical problems, but there was news about hybrid foldable products.
Features and Possibilities of the 18.8-inch Foldable iPad
Bloomberg and Mark Gurman have revealed that Apple will launch an 18.8-inch foldable iPad in 2028. The prototype of this 18.8-inch foldable iPad is said to show almost no wrinkles and feel like using two iPads when unfolded.
Also, this foldable iPad may not just be a foldable iPad.
Mark Gurman is said to have similarities with the 20-in foldable MacBook, which was reported in 2022. While this doesn’t mean the iPad will be able to run the Mac on the 18.8-inch foldable iPad, it is said that by 2028, the iPad will be advanced enough to run the Mac OS app, making it a product with two elements: a MacBook and an iPad.
And before this product is released, there is a possibility that a foldable iPhone will be released in 2026.
Market research and roadmap results
This isn’t the first news of the 18.8-inch foldable iPad. Apple’s new product launch roadmap, which was recently released by market researcher Omdia, showed that it will launch a foldable iPad in 2028. In the past, Apple was developing a large 14.1-inch iPad pro targeting professional creators, but the launch was reportedly canceled. If the 18.8-inch foldable iPad is released, you might think that it could be for those who expected the 14.1-inch iPad Pro. It will be much more expensive, though.
Upgrade iPadOS and Run Mac OS App
The news that iPadOS could be upgraded enough to run Mac OS apps is not just for foldable iPads. Due to the limited price/performance of iPads, the usability of iPads has continued to be a problem, and if iPad becomes available to use Mac OS apps, I think it will be possible to bring up the iPad, which is in increasingly low demand.
Because we currently share the same processor, Mac can run iPhone and iPad apps, so if Apple has the will, it will be a matter of time. There is still a lot of time left, so we will have to wait a long time, but I wonder how huge the 18.8-inch foldable iPad will be.