20-Inch MacBook With Nearly 'Crease-Free' Foldable Screen Rumored - MacRumors
Skip to Content

20-Inch MacBook With Nearly 'Crease-Free' Foldable Screen Rumored

LG is aiming to begin mass production of display panels for a MacBook with a 20.2-inch or an 18.8-inch foldable screen in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to information shared today by Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

space black mbp
In a post on Medium, Kuo said Apple is aiming to make the foldable screen "as crease-free as possible," which will require the use of high-cost components. As a result, he said the foldable MacBook could be nearly as expensive as Apple's Vision Pro headset, which starts at $3,499. The 16-inch MacBook Pro currently starts at $2,499.

Kuo estimated that foldable MacBook shipments will exceed one million units in 2026, suggesting that the device will launch in around two years from now.

He expects the device to feature Apple's next-generation M5 chip, which has yet to be announced.

Kuo is one of three sources to have mentioned a 20-inch MacBook, alongside display industry analyst Ross Young and Korean website The Elec. However, there is no guarantee that the device progresses beyond the prototyping stage.

Popular Stories

openai logo orange

OpenAI Reportedly Working on an AI Smartphone to Rival iPhone

Monday April 27, 2026 6:53 am PDT by
OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo shared the findings from his latest supply chain checks in a post on X, saying MediaTek and Qualcomm are the chosen chip partners and Luxshare Precision Industry is the exclusive...
openai logo neon

OpenAI Fast-Tracking AI Phone for 2027 Launch, Says Kuo

Tuesday May 5, 2026 5:18 am PDT by
OpenAI is said to be fast-tracking development of its first "AI agent phone," with the company now aiming to mass produce the device as early as the first half of next year, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Late last month, Kuo revealed OpenAI's work on a smartphone, contradicting earlier reports that the company had no plans to enter the mobile market. Kuo said MediaTek and...
General Apps Reddit Feature

Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead

Monday May 11, 2026 6:10 am PDT by
Social network Reddit recently began blocking mobile visitors to its website while pushing them to download the official Reddit app, and it's fair to say that the move is not going down well with users. If you visit reddit.com on your iPhone today, you may see a new popup that can't be dismissed, asking you to "get the app to keep using Reddit." A Reddit spokesperson told Ars Technica...

Top Rated Comments

26 months ago
An actual Mac rumor!
Score: 34 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
I fail to understand how a Macbook with foldable screen would benefit the user experience... A foldable device that transitions between an iPhone and an iPad would make more sense to me...
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
McWetty Avatar
26 months ago
“Likely to be expensive…”

LOL. Welcome to Apple, Mr. Kuo.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
I want 20" MacBook Pro but I don't want it to be foldable.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
26 months ago
Oh boy ... here comes a full day of "anti-folding devices" postings..
ha!
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
Until foldable is 100% crease free, hard pass. Can't say I really would want it anyway.

I wonder how/where this crease will be? When considering a foldable iPhone/iPad it is very easy to imagine using the "half" device and then unfolding it for basically a 2x size device, how does one fold a laptop?
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)