If Apple's engineers are successful, the iPad will avoid the visible crease that has plagued other foldable electronics.
Apple is reportedly working on a giant iPad that unfolds to the size of two iPad Pros side by side, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
The tech giant has reportedly been honing the product "for a couple of years" and is currently eyeing a 2028 release date. When fully opened, the device would measure roughly 20 inches, and Gurman describes it as a "single, uninterrupted piece of glass."
According to the Apple expert, the company aims to avoid the visible crease that other foldable devices display when fully opened.
Prototypes of this new giant iPad reportedly feature a "nearly invisible" crease, but "it's too early to tell if Apple will get rid of it altogether," per the reports. Though the new product might be similar in size to a MacBook when fully opened, the newsletter suggested that it won't use the macOS operating system but rather a hybrid iPadOS system.
"I don't believe it will be a true iPad-Mac hybrid, but the device will have elements of both," he added.
There is a good chance the new foldable may not come cheap; Gurman described it as a "higher-end device."
Though many of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, like Samsung, have produced popular foldable devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold or Pixel Fold, none have been completely successful at eliminating the crease.
Rumors of Apple making its first foray into the world of foldables have circulated for a while.
In February 2024, The Information reported that Apple was working on foldable iPhones but struggling with durability issues. Though the foldable iPhones were reportedly pegged for a 2025 release alongside the iPhone 16 or possibly the iPhone 17, that timeline may have slipped due to technical difficulties