Apple and LG will develop foldable OLEDs for iPad and MacBook

According to the latest rumors Apple e LG they are collaborating to develop gods display OLED supply for the iPad and MacBook of the future. However, the arrival would be expected after 2025.

Apple and LG will develop foldable OLED panels for iPad and MacBook

The news comes from The Elec, which cites sources familiar with the project that unites Apple and LG. For a long time a supplier of panels for the screens of the various Apple devices, the Korean company in recent years has experimented with foldable OLED panels. Which perhaps could revolutionize iPad e MacBook.

In fact it seems that LG can provide a display 17-inch foldable 4K OLED at HP enter the end of the year, with an 11-inch foldable notebook to follow. LG also provided the screen for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, therefore he knows this technology well.

Along with these projects, LG would be developing one with Apple for a other OLED panel. It should also have one ultra thin glass finish instead of polymide, like most of today’s folding screens.

In the recent past, display industry analyst Ross Young speculated that Apple was developing an iPad and MacBook hybrid. With a great display pieghevole in 4K, capable of accommodating a keyboard when folded like a laptop. Or open up to become a large iPad. But the folding screens could also serve separately to the iPad and MacBook line.

However, the project should not see the light until at least 2025, probably later. So Apple will have time to consider how to make the most of this screen. If indeed it will: we are still in the initial stages of the project, which may not see the light. We will keep you informed in case of positive developments.