The possibility of a foldable MacBook Pro is something we heard about earlier this year.
Apple is working on a 20-inch foldable display, one that could be the shape of a future MacBook Pro to come.
This is going by a report from Korean site The Elec (opens in new tab) (spotted by MacRumors (opens in new tab)) which asserts that industry sources reckon Apple has just kicked off development of the display, so we’re still in the very early stages of the project apparently. The initial prototype is based on a 20.25-inch OLED display from an unspecified South Korean supplier.
As The Elec points out, that puts it in the laptop-sized category, as when folded it would give the user a 15.3-inch screen, which would be well-suited to a MacBook Pro (it’d be 20.25 inches fully unfolded).
Don’t be thinking you might see this innovation anytime soon, though. According to the report, the target for production of such a 20-inch foldable is 2026 to 2027, so it’s still half a decade away from being realized. If Apple doesn’t abandon the idea during prototyping and testing, of course, which is the fate of a good number of potential pieces of hardware.
As the report also makes clear, it’s likely Apple would want to adopt OLED displays (rather than LCD) on MacBooks and iPads before this foldable arrives.
