Samsung is planning on setting up a new production line in its home market of South Korea which will focus on producing larger OLED panels that will be used in tablets and notebooks. Apparently, these displays will then be supplied to Apple.
According to TheElec, the South Korean company will be supplying OLED screens from this site to the Cupertino based giant for its next gen iPads and MacBooks. Notably, this news is in line with a previous report, which suggested that the iPad Pro will finally be moving to support OLED displays in 2024. Although, Samsung has initially believed to make these display panels from one of its existing lines.
But now, the new report suggests that the company’s upcoming production line will be located at a different factory and will be capable of making OLED displays for notebooks. In other words, future MacBook Pro’s display will be an OLED panel that is supplied by Samsung. This model is rumored to launch sometime by 2025 or later. Recently, Apple has been shifting its iPad and MacBook lineup to feature mini LED screens.
So, the OLED will be the next step after this transition. For those unaware, OLED panels feature self emitting pixels and do not require backlighting like the mini LED panels. Meaning, this would help in improving contrast ratio and enables better battery life on future iPad and MacBook models. As of right now, the latest iPhone and Apple Watch lineup already uses OLED panels. So it was only a matter of time till other products also feature the same display tech.
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