iPad Foldable ipad in 2024

[The Game 161]

I'm sure this may get locked when the site creates an article but kuo reported this morning he expects a foldable ipad to arrive in 2024. Will you have interest in this? no real news on size. But I believe it was mentioned maybe 8 inch device but that was when it was rumoured as a foldable iphone.

 

[VaruLV]

It might as well be rumored Mac-iPad hybrid, wont be the first time people misinterpret things when it comes to rumored devices.

If its just an iPad - not the slightest interest at all, no "pro" apps and some 3000-3500€ price for a toy is not something Id be interested in ever.

My M1 12.9 is already overkill with all that power that goes nowhere, now imagine M1/M2 12.9 on steroids that still lacks calculator.

 

[iPadified]

Doubtful without knowledge about how fast it will age, the image quality and the robustness. A foldable device in the range of 20 inch is mentioned. This is not for the common person but those relying on pencil for work.

For work, no, not even a 16 inch rigid iPad is a good choice. It will be very fragile for travelling unless hard cases are used (like violin cases). A foldable device will be less fragile when stuffed into a backback.

 

[sam_dean]

I've had bad experience with folding phones or hinged phones.

I'll let the gentile folks buy the 1st 10 generations to pay for the R&D

 

[Pakaku]

A crease in the screen sounds awful to run your fingers across or draw on, and I doubt the hinge will be sturdy enough to take those kinds of forces. No thanks.

 

[floral]

Hmm. I don't know. Whenever something new and different gets revealed, a lot of negative opinions (by that I mean more than usual) spread around because it's new and different. I like the idea of a foldable iPad-Mac hybrid, would solve most of the problems of people that want a powerful tablet that can also fully exert said power. Now you can have a tablet with true desktop-class apps.

And if it's just a foldable iPad, then there would be a lot of cool combos available. For example, want a true typing experience? Fold it like a laptop and use the bottom as a touch keyboard (knowing Apple, they won't do that because they need to sell Magic Keyboards.)

 

[ericwn]

While I doubt that we’ll get a hybrid Mac iPad I’m generally speaking always interested in new devices and how one could integrate them. But it’s too early to be more specific for me at this stage.

 

[Rafterman]

After years of trashing Samsung, the second Apple puts out a foldable, people around here will hail it as the most revolutionary thing ever.

Personally, I think a phone should come first. I don't see a huge point in taking a big iPad and making it slightly less big.

 

[NastyMatt]

I am not against foldables but there are a couple of requirements I have before I would entertain buying one 1. no crease - no way I could use an Apple pencil on an iPad with a crease in it 2. when closed it must be nearly (or close to) the thickness of its equivalent non foldable option - carrying a non-foldable iPad is no big shakes so a foldable iPad must solve a problem not create one.

It is interesting to see what a foldable iPad could bring - I very much doubt it is purely to have a sort of built in keyboard as touch typing on a screen is not nearly as productive as a physical keyboard.

 

[XboxEvolved]

Yeah if there's one thing Apple needs to do it's to bloat it's iPad lineup more.

 

[darngooddesign]

Not going to lie, I kind of wish Apple would release something cool like the Asus Zenbook Fold.

 

[rulymammoth]

I am not against foldables but there are a couple of requirements I have before I would entertain buying one 1. no crease - no way I could use an Apple pencil on an iPad with a crease in it 2. when closed it must be nearly (or close to) the thickness of its equivalent non foldable option - carrying a non-foldable iPad is no big shakes so a foldable iPad must solve a problem not create one.

It is interesting to see what a foldable iPad could bring - I very much doubt it is purely to have a sort of built in keyboard as touch typing on a screen is not nearly as productive as a physical keyboard.

Yeah, the crease is a no go for me too. I still really don't see the utility in this unless they're much thinner than their current iterations.