Amazon Working on Large Foldable Device Similar to Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate l6l28 Ming-Chi Kuo

Amazon's purported foldable tablet is tipped to arrive before Apple launches a similar device. c3r5f

Written by David Delima | Updated: 21 May 2025 20:02 IST

Amazon Working on Large Foldable Device Similar to Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate: Ming-Chi Kuo

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Huawei's recently launched MateBook Fold Ultimate is a foldable laptop

Highlights

Amazon could be working on its own foldable tablet
Huawei recently launched the MateBook Fold Ultimate in China
The foldable device from Amazon could arrive by 2027

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Amazon is working on a foldable tablet that could compete with a similar device said to be in development at Apple, according to details shared by TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The information was comes a day after the launch of the Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate, a new device that sports a large 18-inch screen that can be folded in half to form a 13-inch laptop. According to recent reports, Apple is also developing a large foldable tablet, which could arrive in the coming years.

Amazon Reportedly Discussed Key Suppliers for Large Foldable Device 62163a

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo states that Amazon is working on a similar product that could launch within the next couple of years, before Apple's rumoured product makes it debut.

Apple's competitors in the large-sized foldable device market may not be limited to Huawei. My research indicates that Amazon is also internally developing a similar product, which has not yet officially kicked off. If development progresses as planned, it is projected to enter…
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 20, 2025

According to Kuo, Amazon's large screen foldable is projected to enter mass production towards the end of 2026, or in 2027. This prediction depends on whether Amazon makes progress on its development as expected — the analyst says that it has not yet kicked off.

If these claims are accurate, then Amazon could launch a new foldable tablet before Apple's rumoured foldable iPad enters mass production. The iPhone maker is expected to begin mass production of its large-size foldable device by the end of 2027, or in 2028.

Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design Debuts With 18-Inch Flexible Display

Responding to Kuo's post, Counterpoint Research Vice President Ross Young said he has been aware of a "foldable Amazon tablet for some time", adding that the e-commerce giant has discussed such a product with key suppliers.

Kuo's post comes a day after Huawei launched the MateBook Fold Ultimate in China. The company's latest foldable sports a large 18-inch display that folds into the shape of a 13-inch laptop. When expanded, it can be used as a wide display, but it can also display a virtual keyboard when folded to 90 degrees.

Huawei's foldable laptop runs on the company's own developing a new Linux-based Vega TV OS to replace its in-house Fire OS on its smart TVs and streaming devices.

Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate Design Laptop 3a1y

KEY SPECS
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Display size 13.00-inch

Display resolution 2472x1648 pixels

Touchscreen Yes

RAM 32GB

SSD 1TB

Weight 1.16 kg

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