According to information from the Korean website The Elec cited by the server SamMobile he has begun Apple work on a MacBook with a 20-inch flexible screen. The Cupertino giant is to use a 20,25-inch OLED panel made by an unspecified South Korean supplier. There are several of these on the market, but no one is as well-versed in the production of foldable devices and displays as Samsung, so it can be assumed that it will be the supplier.
There have been reports on the air earlier that Apple plans to release the best of MacBook and iPad in the form of a foldable device sometime in 2027. Since foldable devices require the use of OLED panels, Apple could use the services of the display division of Samsung Display, which is one of the most important players in this field. The foldable MacBook should measure 20,25 inches when unfolded and 15,3 inches when folded (so when folded, it would be slightly smaller than Apple's current largest laptop, which is the 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021).
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Apple appears to be cautious about introducing a foldable MacBook and likely won't launch it until the MacBook and iPad switch to OLED displays. Only iPhone and watch models currently have these screens Apple Watch, while others use LCD or Mini-LED panels.
However, this will soon change, as the Cupertino giant is planning to introduce two iPad models with OLED displays in 2024. LG and Samsung will provide the panels for it. So except Samsung would Apple could also turn to LG, more precisely its display division LG Display, in the case of the foldable MacBook. However, given the premium quality of Samsung's OLED displays, this doesn't seem very likely.
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The Elec, according to SamMobile, also notes that Apple is looking to replace the iPad mini with a flexible device that measures 10 inches. In addition, he confirmed some newer anecdotal reports that we won't be seeing a foldable iPhone anytime soon.
Well, I'm curious 😀 Apple resists a full-fledged touch interface for Mac OS, so maybe it will work there instead of going around it like crazy. If they managed to make a thin, light and yet still strong folding structure - it could be worth it. What Asus has now, for example, offers a spread 17 inch, but it is heavier than many 16 "machines with a full-sized keyboard :D:D:D: because the hinge simply requires some weight ... and so it does not make much sense to me. It's all so useless .. it's harder to work with in the standard ntb position, using it as a tablet for example on the couch would be extremely inconvenient, fully unfolded on a table (if it fits on it and it's not a starbucks table) it would be the same wanted an external control to make it worth something 😀 It's just a form factor that probably doesn't do anything the best, maybe it allows a little easier transport 😀