Apple has reportedly started ordering OLED panels from LG Display and Samsung for its next-generation iPad Pro models, which are expected to be released next year. According to Business Korea, Apple has placed orders with the two display companies for the development of 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch OLED panels, while rival Chinese display maker BOE has lost out.
Apple has not yet finalised the order volume of OLED displays for the iPad Pro, but the order may be split evenly between the two Korean factories.
According to display analyst Ross Young, who has a good track record for Apple rumours, Apple is developing 11.1-inch and 13-inch OLED iPad Pro models that will be released in the first quarter of 2024. Apple plans larger 11.1-inch and 13-inch screen sizes for the OLED iPad Pro models, with potentially slimmer bezels, rather than a change in overall device size.
Apple currently sells a 12.9-inch mini-LED iPad Pro and an 11-inch iPad Pro with a traditional LCD display, as mini-LED has been reserved for the more expensive iPad Pro models.
Apple may restore feature parity between the two iPad Pro models with the 2024 update.
There is also uncertainty about the timing of Apple’s planned new MacBook models with OLED displays. According to today’s reports, new OLED 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will be available in 2026. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, a new MacBook Pro with an OLED display could be released in 2025, making it the first touchscreen Mac.
Separately, Young claims that Apple is preparing a 13-inch MacBook Air with an OLED display for release as early as next year when the OLED iPad Pro models are expected. Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple supply chain analyst, predicts that the first MacBook with an OLED display will be released next year.
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