IT Home reported on May 24 that IT Home quoted Guo Minghao yesterday as revealing that Apple's first folding screen product panel is exclusively supplied by LG Display. The goal is to start mass production in the fourth quarter of 2025, with an estimated 20.crashteamracingmultiplayer.2 inches or 18.8 inches, the product will be launched in 2026.

Ross Young, CEO of screen supply chain consulting firm DSCC, also followed up in less than two hours, saying that the device would indeed be equipped with a screen of about 18.8 inches.

Young posted on social media platform XcrashteamracingmultiplayerIn an article restricted reading to his paying users only, he said for "cost reasons" he expected the device to have an 18.76-inch display instead of a 20.25-inch display.

Guo Minghao said that in the folded position, the size of the 18.8-inch MacBook will be similar to a traditional 13-inch or 14-inch MacBook. The MacBook with a foldable screen is expected to feature a full-screen design and a virtual keyboard, but specific design details have not yet been released.

The following is some new information from Guo Mingji:

There are still multiple options for the size of the foldable screen, and the previously rumored 20.3-inch display may be replaced by an 18.8-inch panel. The former will be similar to the current 14-15-inch MacBook when folded, while the latter will be closer to the 13-14-inch model.

The device is expected to be released in 2026, a year earlier than previously reported.

The device is expected to be equipped with M5 series chips, which is in line with the expected timetable for M4 to be popularized throughout the Mac product line by the end of 2025.

Apple's goal is to minimize screen creases, which requires high design requirements for both panels and hinges. Therefore, the cost of panels and hinges is very high. Currently, preliminary estimates are made that the cost of panels and hinges is about US$600 -650 and US$200 -250 respectively. If the yield is significantly improved during mass production, the cost is expected to be reduced further.

"Guo Mingxi: Apple is expected to launch a MacBook with a folding screen in 2026, which will cost as much as the Vision Pro"

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