MacBook with folding screen unlikely before late 2027

Apple has supposedly hit a major setback and significantly delayed the mass production of its MacBook with a super-size, folding screen. The company has run into technical issues with the display and other mechanicals.

Apparently, these problems will force Apple to delay mass production until as late as the end of 2027 or 2028.

Apple runs into delays with foldable MacBook display
According to rumors earlier this year, Apple is developing a 20-inch MacBook with a folding screen. The rumor mill initially suggested mass production would begin in 2027, but a report from early May indicated a launch as early as 2025. It turns out the earlier report might prove more accurate — but with a slight twist.

TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now says Apple encountered technical issues that delayed development of the folding MacBook’s display. This delayed the machine’s mass production from H1 2026 to 2027 or later. More importantly, the company finalized the display size for the foldable MacBook at 18.8 inches. Apple apparently canceled development of the 20.25-inch model.

No, the foldable iPad does not exist
Other rumors indicated that Apple began working on a foldable iPad. However, the analyst shot down reports of that device’s existence, saying there’s no such thing in Apple’s supply chain pipeline. Instead, he says rumors potentially mixed up the long-delayed folding-screen MacBook with the iPad.

With the all-screen MacBook seemingly more than three years away, a lot could change by its launch. After supposedly working on the Apple car for years, Cupertino canceled the project earlier this year. It also gave up developing its own micro-LED displays for the Apple Watch and future products. This led the company to lay off more than 600 employees associated with these projects and assign the remaining ones to other departments.

Apple seems intent on producing a folding iPhone, too. Given the delay in the folding MacBook, the foldable handset could make it to market first. Reports suggest the folding iPhone might enter production towards the end of 2026.

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