Apple isn’t the primary to market in new product classes. The corporate normally lets different manufacturers paved the way whereas they excellent the know-how. Such appears to be the case with foldable tech, and if the most recent rumors are true, they’re on the brink of dominate the foldable pill house.
This week, outstanding Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted a tweet stating that he’s assured {that a} foldable iPad will hit retailer cabinets in 2024. He made the remark after saying that he believes that there will likely be no new iPad mannequin this yr and that shipments of Apple’s pill will decline 10-15% in 2023.
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Thus, I am taking a cautious method to iPad shipments for 2023, predicting a YoY decline of 10-15%. However, I am optimistic concerning the foldable iPad in 2024 and count on this new mannequin will increase shipments and enhance the product combine.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) January 30, 2023
Kuo is thought for his on-the-ground intelligence concerning his Apple predictions. He does loads of in-person analysis in China, talking to Apple suppliers and deducing their contracts by way of product orders and is thought for correct reporting. Kuo seems to have spoken with electronics producer Anjie Expertise and found out its function of producing a carbon fiber kickstand for the foldable iPad.
If Kuo’s predictions are correct and Apple ramps up manufacturing of a foldable iPad in Q1 of 2024, the corporate will probably announce its new system at its annual product launch event, which generally takes place in October.
Supply: 9to5Mac
