Fact Check: Apple Will Release Foldable iPad in 2023
Apple is still producing the iPad mini and has not released a folding iPad. Because interest in the iPad mini is still quite high even though the newest series was released in 2021
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Even though in 2022, there will be several gadget brands with foldable models, but not the iPad. The Apple company will maintain the mini shape of its devices and has not yet made the iPad foldable.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also conveyed this. tafansa.id quoted via GSM Arena, it is not true that the iPad mini will disappear because the foldable iPad is being developed.
Apple did this because interest in the iPad mini is still quite high even though the newest series was released in 2021.
People continue to buy these products amidst the recent price increases. Apart from that, the price of a foldable iPad will definitely be more expensive.
In 2022, Apple launched the fifth-generation iPad Air, tenth-generation iPad, 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and there is no foldable version of the device yet.
Therefore, Kuo suspects that Apple will re-release the latest iPad mini series. So, Apple is reportedly developing new technology with a faster-performing chipset. Previously, the A15 Bionic chip was embedded in the 2021 iPad mini.
The A16 Bionic or A17 Bionic chip is predicted to launch at the end of 2023 or the first quarter of 2024. This is also supported by the fact that Apple has collaborated with Samsung and LG to develop a 20-inch foldable OLED screen.
"The foldable iPad will start from the size of the iPad compared to the size of the iPhone. "All this is because the iPad is easier to make," said Kuo via media.
"The factory in China is also planned to be moved to India because the large Covid wave is disrupting the production process," he added.
However, there are also rumours that a foldable version of the iPad will be launched in 2025 to replace the iPad mini.
However, Kuo denied this. "There won't be a foldable iPad in those years," he argued.
Kuo feels that the foldable iPad is not suitable to replace the iPad mini, and if Apple releases a foldable iPad, the product will be marketed as a premium device. Meanwhile, Even though in 2022, there will be a number of gadget brands with foldable models, but not the iPad. The Apple company will maintain the mini shape of its devices and has not yet made the iPad foldable.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also conveyed this. tafansa.id quoted via GSM Arena, it is not true that the iPad mini will disappear because the foldable iPad is being developed.
Apple did this because interest in the iPad mini is still quite high even though the newest series was released in 2021.
In fact, people continue to buy these products amidst the recent price increases. Apart from that, the price of a foldable iPad will definitely be more expensive.
In 2022, Apple launched the fifth-generation iPad Air, tenth-generation iPad, 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and there is no foldable version of the device yet.
Therefore, Kuo suspects that Apple will re-release the latest iPad mini series. So, Apple is reportedly developing new technology with a faster-performing chipset. Previously, the A15 Bionic chip was embedded in the 2021 iPad mini.
The A16 Bionic or A17 Bionic chip is predicted to launch at the end of 2023 or the first quarter of 2024. This is also supported by the fact that Apple has collaborated with Samsung and LG to develop a 20-inch foldable OLED screen.
“The foldable iPad will start from the size of the iPad compared to the size of the iPhone. "All this is because the iPad is easier to make," said Kuo via media.
"The factory in China is also planned to be moved to India because the large Covid wave is disrupting the production process," he added.
However, there are also rumours that a foldable version of the iPad will be launched in 2025 to replace the iPad mini.
However, Kuo denied this. “There won't be a foldable iPad in those years,” he argued.
Kuo feels that the foldable iPad is not suitable to replace the iPad mini, and if Apple releases a foldable iPad, the product will be marketed as a premium device. Meanwhile, Apple can't make a replacement for the iPad mini like that.
“Apple is developing the latest version of the iPad mini. "This product is expected to be available in late 2023 or early 2024," said the Apple analyst.
The iPad mini will use the latest processor owned by the Cupertino-based company in the United States.
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