Apple Said to Shelve Foldable iPad Ultra Over Price and Weight Concerns
Weak iPad demand plus a 3.5-pound, $3,900 prototype undercut the case for a 20-inch foldable.
Overview
- Reports from Weibo tipster Instant Digital, echoed by MacRumors and Android Headlines, say Apple now has no plans to launch a foldable iPad Ultra.
- Prototype units reportedly weighed about 3.5 pounds and targeted a price near $3,900, making them heavier and far costlier than today’s iPad Pro models.
- Soft iPad Pro sales and shipment cuts since 2024 weakened confidence that buyers would pay even more for a larger, experimental tablet.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously detailed a 20-inch foldable in development, described as a priority for hardware chief John Ternus, and cautioned it might never ship.
- Separate rumors point to Apple extending its Ultra branding to other devices, including a foldable iPhone and an OLED MacBook, as the foldable iPad is viewed as paused.