Apple's foldable iPad now rumored to be delayed
But all of that has changed now, and a new report from GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu claims we'll be waiting a lot for this device to actually arrive. Specifically, Pu, who's well versed in Apple-related information, says the larger foldable has been delayed by Apple internally.
This means it will no longer enter mass production in Q4 2026 for a likely release in 2027. Unfortunately, Pu hasn't gone into more detail about how long the delay is going to be. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a reliable source of Apple-related information, thinks a foldable iPad is only coming in 2028 (but with a 20" screen).
It's still unclear if this will be an iPad or a Mac, by the way, but anyway it's a device with a folding screen, and one that's bigger than the foldable iPhone will be. What exact OS it runs is kind of irrelevant if it's still three years out.
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