New folding iPad and refreshed iPad mini 7 now in 2024, says Kuo
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suspects there will be no new iPads in 2023, and that the expected folding iPad will be released in 2024 with a carbon fiber stand.

A current non-folding iPad Pro
Kuo has previously predicted that a refreshed iPad mini could be released in late 2023, but might slip to early 2024. He's now saying that later date is the most likely.
He adds that this means it's possible there won't be any iPad releases in 2023, although it's not clear whether he's including the iPad Pro.
In a series of tweets, Kuo continues to say that the rumored forthcoming folding iPad will not be a replacement for the iPad mini, and instead will be a separate product.
"There may not be new iPad products in the next 9-12 months (the new iPad mini is more likely to be mass-produced in 1Q24)," he says (in translation), "so I am conservative about iPad shipments in 2023, and the shipments are expected to decline by 10-15% YoY."
"However, I am looking forward to the folding iPad in 2024, and expect this product to benefit shipments and improve the product mix," he continues.
"My latest research indicates that the foldable iPad will come with a carbon fiber stand," says Kuo, "which would make the stand lighter and more durable."
Kuo reports that Anjie Technology "is a polishing and bonding supplier of carbon fiber support frames for folding iPads."
Apple has previously been reported to be working on an iPhone fold, and has even tested production. But more recently, it's become expected that it's a folding iPad that Apple is concentrating on.
Read on AppleInsider

A current non-folding iPad Pro
Kuo has previously predicted that a refreshed iPad mini could be released in late 2023, but might slip to early 2024. He's now saying that later date is the most likely.
He adds that this means it's possible there won't be any iPad releases in 2023, although it's not clear whether he's including the iPad Pro.
In a series of tweets, Kuo continues to say that the rumored forthcoming folding iPad will not be a replacement for the iPad mini, and instead will be a separate product.
"There may not be new iPad products in the next 9-12 months (the new iPad mini is more likely to be mass-produced in 1Q24)," he says (in translation), "so I am conservative about iPad shipments in 2023, and the shipments are expected to decline by 10-15% YoY."
"However, I am looking forward to the folding iPad in 2024, and expect this product to benefit shipments and improve the product mix," he continues.
"My latest research indicates that the foldable iPad will come with a carbon fiber stand," says Kuo, "which would make the stand lighter and more durable."
Kuo reports that Anjie Technology "is a polishing and bonding supplier of carbon fiber support frames for folding iPads."
Apple has previously been reported to be working on an iPhone fold, and has even tested production. But more recently, it's become expected that it's a folding iPad that Apple is concentrating on.
Read on AppleInsider
Comments
More likely to break or malfunction.
Thick when folded.
Potentially reduced internal space for battery versus non-folding iPad with same screen dimensions.
I have both a mini and a 12.9 iPad Pro and have less than no interest.
Leave folding displays to Android
I really don’t see the use case here for a folding screen. I think this is a case of:
“Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.” - Dr. Ian Malcolm
Begun to realize that 10" iPads are essentially "tweeners". I either love the iPad mini size or the large 12.9 iPad.
Of course, a basis tenet of Jobs was that consumers can't tell you what they want, you have to create and show them what they want. It seems more than coincidental that when the iPad first debuted, it was met with the derisive question, "Why does anyone need a giant iPhone?" Well, almost 13 years later, it turns out that millions and millions of people do. So just because the use case for a foldable iPad doesn't seem all that obvious doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We shall see.
Perhaps it is an iPadOS device in laptop form factor, with permanently attached keyboard. Seems like lots of people get an accessory keyboard/cover for their iPad and leave it on, usually resulting in a package thicker than a current MacBook Air or even approaching a MacBook Pro. An integrated keyboard on an iPad-like device could be as slim and light as the old 12" MacBook or 11" MBA.
Of course, price is a factor--it could be close to a MacBook (or even more), so why not just get a MacBook? But for iPad devotees, a right-priced, lightweight, integrated iPad/keyboard could be attractive.
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