Apple just joined the fold with the iPhone Duo, but laptops keep sitting out the foldables party
Apple has entered the foldable smartphone market with the iPhone Duo, joining competitors like Samsung, Google, and Motorola. In contrast, the foldable laptop market has remained stagnant with no new releases since Lenovo's ThinkPad Fold 16 Gen 2 in late 2023. High component costs driven by the AI data center boom and a lack of significant functional advantages have prevented foldable laptops from becoming mainstream.
- ▪Apple's iPhone Duo is the latest addition to a growing list of seven contemporary folding smartphones available in the U.S. market.
- ▪Only five foldable laptops have ever been produced by Asus, Huawei, HP, and Lenovo, with the most recent model launching in November 2023.
- ▪The 'RAMpocalypse' caused by AI data center demand has skyrocketed the cost of RAM and flash storage, making new foldable laptops prohibitively expensive.
- ▪Foldable laptops struggle to justify their premium pricing because they do not offer the same dramatic form-factor utility as foldable phones, which combine tablet and phone functions.
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Pro Apple just joined the fold with the iPhone Duo, but laptops keep sitting out the foldables party Features By Ross Rubin Published 26 September 2026 Once touted as an evolution of the clamshell, no new foldable laptops have been released in years. Can they make a comeback? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter With the introduction of the iPhone Duo, U.S.
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