UPDATE: Apple leaker (0-0-0) and DSC’s Ross Young say that OLEDs for iPad Pro is not happening in 2021. It may happen in 2022.
Looks like I was always right
Jern, Ross agrees with me! Perfect! pic.twitter.com/wESy89c4At— 0-0-0 (@000leaker) November 24, 2020
Samsung and LG Display each refuted the story about making OLEDs for the iPad Pro in 2021. 2022 may be possible though…
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) November 24, 2020
Original story below..
Apple has been making significant changes to its devices and after the Mac lineup, the next in line is the iPad Pro series. While the suggested changes in the upcoming iPad Pro isn’t as drastic as we saw on Mac devices, they are quite interesting.
The Cupertino-based giant has been rumored to be working on a Mini LED display which the company is expected to adopt for most of its devices. Now, it is being said that the first device to have a Mini LED display panel is the iPad Pro.
As per the report, the iPad Pro featuring a Mini LED display panel will get unveiled in the first half of 2021. Not just that, it is said that the company is also working on an OLED panel for the iPad Pro, which will be unveiled in the second half of next year.
It is also being reported that Apple will be sourcing OLED panels from Samsung Display and LG Display. Both these companies are also providing OLED panels to Apple for the iPhone 12 models launched last month.
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The report goes on to add that Apple will actively start using Mini LED panels for the iPad lineup next year and will then gradually start using the same screen type for MacBook as well as the iMac lineup. But there is no specific timeline available for the development.
Previous reports have indicated that the tech giant is likely to source Mini LED panels from Epistar. There are also reports that the company could also get similar panels from China-based San’an Optoelectronics, which could enter Apple’s supply chain by 2022 after beginning production and getting certified by mid-2021.
Mini-LED seems like a transitional technology for the upcoming micro-LED on which the Cupertino-based giant has been working for a few years now. Apple reportedly started working on it back in 2018 at a manufacturing facility in California. However, it is said that we won’t see micro-LED displays on a smartphone until 2023 at the earliest.
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