Ever since Apple’s awesome OLED screen technology debuted in the Apple Watch and iPhone X, we’ve been waiting for it to make its way into other bigger Apple devices. That could finally happen in 2024, he says Ross YoungCEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants.
In a tweet available to Super Follower subscribers, Young reports that the 2024 versions of the MacBook Air and iPad Pro will be Apple’s first laptop and tablets with OLED displays. Young previously reported that Apple’s displays will use Samsung’s unique two-stack tandem OLEDs, which use two layers of emission of red, green, and blue. The displays also support low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) backplanes and ProMotion variable refresh rates between 1Hz and 120HZ.
Young tweeted earlier in June about Apple’s possible use of OLED technology in the three devices. Also in June, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple could release a 15-inch MacBook Air in 2023, a year ahead of the OLED rollout. However, Young’s latest report specifically mentions a 13.3-inch OLED MacBook Air and omits the 15-inch model. That size is also smaller than the current M2 MacBook Ait, which has a 13.6-inch display.
Currently, the iPhone and Apple Watch are the only devices in Apple’s lineup to use OLED screens. The MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and 11-inch iPad Pro, as well as the iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini, all use LED technology, while Apple’s more expensive 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro and 12, 9-inch inch iPad Pro have superior mini-LED high-refresh displays. OLED and mini-LED both have their advantages and disadvantages, so it’s not clear whether Apple will switch to OLED in the high-end MacBook Pro models as well.
Young has a strong track record of accuracy, with previous reports correctly predicting ProMotion support in the iPhone 13 Pro and MacBook Pro, and screen size increases in the new MacBook Air and iPad mini.
