Tribunnews.com journalist Namira Yunia Lestanti
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, CALIFORNIA – According to a report by analytics firm CCS Insight, the US tech giant, viz Apple Inc is reportedly exploring creating a foldable display device on the product iPad. The product is rumored to be released in 2024.
This expansion is done Applefollowing in the footsteps of its competitors such as SAMSUNG which previously launched a series of folding screen devices.
“It currently makes no sense for Apple to make a foldable iPhone. We think they will avoid this trend and follow it with the iPad,” said Ben Wood of Macrumors, head of research at CCS Insight.
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Before the information was leaked, the famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also revealed some time ago Apple is currently testing electronic paper display (EPD) technology to be implemented in the future on folding screen devices.
Despite Apple still reluctant to provide feedback on the issue of launching a foldable screen device, but CCS Insight reckons Apple will choose the launch iPad folding screen model, rather than producing a foldable iPhone.
This view is expressed because the production of a foldable iPhone will be the riskiest move for the company AppleAlthough the popularity of foldable phones is currently skyrocketing, the risk of damage to the foldable screen on iPhone products is very high.
This was pioneered by Samsung in the production of the first generation Galaxy Fold, following this incident Samsung even had to take all its foldable mobile phone units off the market.
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In addition to the risk of screen damage, the production of foldable screen iPhones is expected to require a lot of manufacturing costs so that the selling price of foldable iPhones can be set more expensive.
“Foldable iPhone products are likely to be priced around US $ 2,500. While the iPhone 14 Pro Max with the largest storage space, which is the most expensive model at the moment, costs only around US $ 1,599,” explained Woo. .
With all those risks, Woo sure Apple will release a foldable screen update on the product iPadher, it is estimated iPad it will measure around 20 inches, which will likely resemble a laptop or tablet rather than iPad.
Also to support the ambition to launch a foldable screen device, Apple has secretly partnered with LG to create an ultra-thin cover glass that will later be incorporated into the product iPad foldable screen.
