Rumors of future OLED displays for iPad Air and iPad Pro tablets have taken another look in the arm, with production for iPads tablets with OLED hardware starting this year. And larger MacBook Pro OLED models could be on the way as well.
That’s according to a report by DigiTimes, which says an iPad with a 10.9-inch OLED display could go into production by the end of 2021 ready for release in 2022. Then after that, Apple turned its attention to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and possibly the 16-inch MacBook Pro, though it was reported that Cupertino has yet to commit to OLED panels for its laptops.
DigiTimes seems to have gotten all of this through its industry stores – we’re leading people involved in Apple’s supply chain, rather than Cupertino intellectuals – so we need to get rumors like that. bring with a pinch of salt. But the report believes new iPads could soon get a big display boost.
That’s not to say that the LCD panels used in the standard iPads are bad with no stretch. The Liquid Retina display in the iPad Pro models is pretty impressive, with their 120Hz ProMotion upgrade rate. But OLED panels, now found throughout the iPhone 12 range, tend to offer better colors and contrast than their LCD counterparts, so it would look like there would be a major update for iPads in the future. coming, especially when it comes to looking at photos and watching videos.
Since DigiTimes stores mention a 10.9-inch iPad, which happens to be the same display size as the latest iPad Air, we can say that Apple’s mid-range tablet is the first to get an OLED display. At first glance, it looks weird that the iPad Air would get OLED at first, but there is something better on tap for the iPad Pro it seems.
The iPad Pro 2021 is expected to get a mini-LED display this month at Apple’s Spring event. Upgraded over traditional, mini-LED LCD screens deliver a wider contrast ratio and deeper blacks, similar to OLEDs, but with even higher brightness and less risk of burns.
Since the iPad Air was updated last year with a new Pro-like design, the wait until 2022 for an updated model looks a bit logical.
MacBook Pro with OLED
Perhaps more interesting is the idea that a 16-inch or 17-inch MacBook Pro could come with an OLED display.
In the standard MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, the Retina LCD displays are impressive with solid color accuracy. But the move to OLED could see colors and contrast even better, perfect for professional photo and video editors.
But OLED displays have appeared in Windows 10 laptops and can raise prices quite steeply. So we could risk believing that a 16-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED display isn’t going to be wallet-friendly.
Time will tell you if the information inside this contains a result. But we are quietly optimistic that OLED iPads are on the way.