Before an iPhone, we could have a foldable iPad

Apple does not forget about foldable phones, and the latest news ensures that Not only is he working on an iPad, but he is also planning to launch a foldable iPad.maybe even before.

In Cupertino, they say they have been working on foldable phones since 2018, but design problems mean the device has not yet seen the light of day. Engineers are clear about what they want for the foldable iPhone: thin and without a groove in the middle of the screen. Apple’s quality standards do not allow the screen, when unfolded, to have that unsightly and annoying groove in the middle, where it bends when folded. They also want the folded phone to be no thicker than the current iPhone.

, which means that when unfolded, it should be half as thick as the current iPhone. These are two challenges that have not yet been overcome and, apparently, this is the reason why the project is still in the development phase without a specific date for putting the first model on the market.

The frustration at Apple reached such a point with this foldable iPhone that they even paralyzed the project in 2020 to get to work on a similar but larger device: a foldable iPad. The problem with the screen would remain the same, but since it is a larger product and not intended to go in a pocket, the thickness when folded is not that important

, and there would also be more space for batteries due to their size. Like the foldable iPhone, this foldable iPad is still in a very early development phase and is not expected to be a product that will see the light of day in the short term, but it could even beat out the foldable iPhone. Luckily, for both of us, it looks like we have a lot of time to spare.