Apple plans to launch new iPad and MacBook models with OLED screens in 2022, according to industry sources cited by the Taiwanese supply chain publication DigiTimes. The information was shared in the “Before Going to Press” section of the paid access website, so there are no further details yet, but the full report is expected to be released by tomorrow.
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Apple gradually increased its adoption of OLED screens, starting with the Apple Watch in 2015. Two years later, the iPhone X became the first iPhone with an OLED screen, and since then, Apple has expanded screen technology across the board. of the iPhone 12. OLED monitors have several benefits over LCDs, including increased brightness, enhanced contrast with deeper blacks, wider viewing angles, and more.
Macs and iPads still use LCDs, perhaps in part because large OLED monitors are expensive to manufacture. State-of-the-art OLED TVs tend to cost thousands of dollars, for example, with LCD versions in the same screen sizes, usually at much cheaper prices.
In November, Korean website He c reported that Apple planned to launch new iPad Pro models with OLED screens in the second half of 2021 and claimed that Samsung and LG were already in the process of developing screens. However, that rumor was soon followed by a research note from Barclays analysts who said that an iPad with an OLED screen does not appear to be in the works this year.
In a research note shared with MacRumors in December, Barclays analysts said an iPad with an OLED screen is unlikely to be released before 2022, based on their conversations with Apple suppliers in Asia.
Assuming that Apple really plans to launch iPad and MacBook models with OLED screens, 2022 certainly sounds like a more likely period of time, since Apple is widely expected to launch iPad and MacBook models with LCD screens with this backlit mini LED. year, and it would certainly be quick for Apple to switch display technology twice in the same year.
Given that Mini-LED backlit displays offer many of the same advantages as OLED, such as high brightness and high contrast, one possibility is that Apple will eventually use a mix of both display technologies in its iPad and Mac lines with based on price ranges. Apple’s exact plans are yet to be seen, but there is growing evidence that OLED screens will be involved in some capacity in the next year or two.