Apple’s MacBook with folding screen unlikely before late 2027

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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 hurdles with its foldable MacBook display

According to rumors earlier this year, Apple is supposedly developing a 20-inch foldable MacBook. They 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 was more accurate but with a slight twist.

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

No, the foldable iPad does not exist

There were also rumors that Apple was working on a foldable iPad. However, the analyst has shot down reports of its existence, saying there’s no such device in Apple’s supply chain pipeline. Instead, he says rumors might have mixed the folding-screen MacBook with the iPad.

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

Apple is seemingly working on a folding iPhone, too. Given the delay in the foldable MacBook, the former could be the first to market. Reports suggest the folding iPhone might enter production towards the end of 2026.