Upcoming OLED iPad Pro tablets might not cost you as much as earlier rumors suggested،
During this quarter (which runs until the end of March), we could see Apple unveil its highly anticipated iPad Pro refresh. The 11- and 13-inch tablets are expected to feature OLED displays for the first time on any iPad model. It was originally thought that consumers would have to pay a lot for the new high-end iPads, with rumors that the 11-inch unit would cost $1,500 and the 13-inch model would cost a whopping $1,800 . .
Apple fans have already suffered enough sticker shock with the $3,499+ price tag for the Vision
Pro space computer, so any relief on that front for the new iPad Pro (2024) models would be the welcome.
DigiTimes (via
MacRumors) reports that price increases for the new iPad Pro tablets will be limited to $160. The 11-inch iPad Pro (2022) starts at $799. A price hike of $160 or 20% would bring the price of this tablet to $959 and up. The 12.9-inch tablet, equipped with a mini-LED display and currently priced at $1,099 and up, would sport a slightly larger 13-inch screen and cost $1,259 and up; the $160 price increase would result in a 15% increase.
Current 12.9-inch iPad Pro features a mini-LED display
Apple will spend more on OLED panels, which is why we could see a price adjustment for the iPad Pro (2024). For users, the new displays will offer greater contrast, higher brightness, deeper blacks and improved viewing angles. 60% of the OLED panels would come from LG Display, while the remaining 40% would come from
Samsung Display. A previous report claimed that for the OLED displays on the new iPad Pro, Apple would pay three times what it costs the company to obtain the OLED panels used on the
iPhone.
It's worth noting that the current version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro uses a mini-LED display which reduces the risk of static content leaving the screen burning out. It also has some attributes of an OLED panel, including better contrast and improved brightness. The current 11-inch version of the iPad Pro is equipped with an LCD screen.
Besides the improved displays, the new iPad Pro tablets are expected to be powered by Apple's 3nm M3 chip. We also got to see MagSafe charging added to Apple's premium iPad units for the first time. The Magic Keyboard accessory is also being redesigned to make an iPad Pro using the updated QWERTY keyboard feel more like a laptop than a tablet.
