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Apple plans to upgrade several iPads and Macs with OLED displays over the next three years, according to a new DigiTimes report.

Oled iPads and MackBook Pro Notch
The following five devices will receive OLED displays between 2026 and 2029, according to the Taiwanese publication's industry sources:

  • iPad mini: 2026
  • MacBook Pro: Late 2026 or early 2027
  • iPad Air: 2027
  • iMac: 2028 or 2029
  • MacBook Air: 2028 or 2029

OLED displays have better overall image quality compared to LCD displays, thanks to richer colors and higher contrast ratio with true blacks.

All current iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad Pro models already have OLED displays.

While the iPad Pro features so-called "Tandem OLED" technology that uses two OLED panels for increased brightness, and ProMotion support for up to a 120Hz refresh rate, the report said the iPad Air will have a single-stack OLED display and an LTPS backplane, meaning it will have lower brightness and a 60Hz refresh rate. These limitations would make sense given that the iPad Air is priced hundreds of dollars less than the iPad Pro.

It is unclear if Apple ever plans to release a Studio Display XDR with an OLED display. The monitor currently has mini-LED backlighting.

The entry-level iPad and MacBook Neo are expected to stick with LCD displays.

Tags: DigiTimes, OLED Guide

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turbineseaplane
5 hours ago at 06:51 am
Once you go perfect black, you don't go back.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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AppleTO
5 hours ago at 07:27 am
It’s crazy how long this is taking. Remember that the iPhone received an OLED screen in 2017. Apple is purposely drawing this out as much as possible. The iPad Pro 2018 should have adopted the same, but larger, OLED display.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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cats1299
5 hours ago at 07:03 am
I absolutely cannot wait for every screen in my life to be OLED. This has been the dream since the LG C2.
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TheBeverage
4 hours ago at 08:02 am
I still don’t want absolutely everything to be OLED. My monitor being OLED would add nothing as I don’t consume content at my desk, but would introduce the possibility of burnin and likely PWM. My iPad being OLED would guarantee PWM and migraines. I love my LG C1 (flicker free, mind you) for watching movies and playing games, and having an OLED phone is great for the viewing angles (I don’t seem to use the phone enough to get headaches, or maybe it’s the size).

There’s still advantages to LCD in my opinion for reading focused applications. PWM flicker aside, I find it less fatiguing to look at a lower contrast screen for many hours at a time. Paper does not have perfect black levels! I wonder how much of the migraines could be attributed to that alone.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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starlabjump
5 hours ago at 07:40 am
I am not worried about OLED burn-in. I have owned an HP Spectre with an OLED display for six years, and I have not experienced any burn-in so far.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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AppleTO
5 hours ago at 07:33 am

My Asus laptop with beautiful OLED screen told me that 😅
We have bunch of people in the office who use Windows laptops, and most of them are OLED. Me and the other Mac users are jealous.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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