Two major OLED display manufacturers will start production of iPad Pro panels in February،
The first Apple iPad models to feature an OLED panel instead of an LCD screen are expected to be the upcoming 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro tablets (2024). The pair will replace the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2022). This latest model uses mini-LED backlighting allowing it to have a contrast of 1,000,000:1 thanks to the 2,500 dimming zones created with this technology. Mini-LED was used as a stopgap solution while Apple waited for OLED prices to become more affordable, which apparently has become the case.
Apple expected to refresh the iPad Pro with OLED panels
Apple’s tablet business, like the entire industry in general, is suffering from a post-pandemic decline in demand. At the start of the pandemic, tablets flew off store shelves as people working from home used them for work during the day and for watching movies at night. Children used tablets to help them keep up with their classes and homework remotely during the day and to play video games and post on social media sites at night.
But now that people have returned to the office and children to school, the demand for this versatile device has diminished. As for Apple, it didn’t help that the company didn’t refresh its iPad lineup at all during the year. But it’s something Apple plans to do next year.