Apple doesn’t plan to launch new iPads until 2024, according to the latest notes from Ming-Chi Kuo. The analyst revealed that there will be no releases in the next “9-12 months” and the first to be announced will be the iPad mini, which is expected to begin mass production in the first quarter of 2024.
Kuo also shared that a foldable iPad will also arrive in 2024, and the main beneficiary will be Anjie Technology, a Suzhou-based manufacturer that will make “a carbon fiber kickstand.” The company “will continue to benefit from the growing trends of foldable devices with kickstands in the future,” and we assume the analyst is talking about a case, even though most foldable devices are able to stand on their own.
Apple is expected to have a tough 2023 in terms of tablet shipments, with an expected annual decline of 10-15%, due to a lack of new products. However, bringing a new mini and Apple’s first foldable device will boost shipments and improve the product mix in 2024.
Several sources have revealed that the new iPad Pro devices will have OLED panels and slightly increased diagonals: 11″ is becoming 11.1″, while a 13.1″ device is replacing the 12.9″ version. A December report hinted that a 16-inch iPad might be on the way as well, but we have to wait and see.
There’s also the report of a 20.25-inch foldable panel, which would be huge and quite awkward for a portable device.
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