Foldable iPad coming in 2024?

A major redesign of the iPad reportedly will bring a folding screen for the first time.

Author

Leander Kahney
January 30, 2023

One of my neighbors has a folding Samsung phone, which opens up into a mini tablet.

The screen feels a bit plasticky, and there’s a small ridge that runs down the seam, but it’s quite a fantastic device.

He showed me a live stream from the security cameras around his house, and the experience was much better than on a small smartphone screen.

When he was done, he folded the mini tablet up and put it in his pocket.

That was when its biggest weakness was revealed: Folded in half, the tablet’s a bit chunky.

Folding screens are still gimmicky, but the technology is developing fast. And if Apple can make a sturdy iPad that folds up into a smaller package, I’d be one of the first in line.

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  • The new iPad Air gets a big discount on Amazon to just $450.

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— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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