Leak reveals which iPad tablets will be upgraded to an OLED display and when it will happen،
iPad mini 2026 expected to feature an 8.7-inch OLED display
Speaking of the iPad Pro, when the 2027 models ship, the OLED displays could be made of the dual-stack variety which, as we mentioned earlier two paragraphs above, will make them brighter and more durable than the single-stack OLED panels that ETNews says Apple will use on the 2026 iPad Air and iPad mini. The 2026 iPad mini will sport an 8.7-inch display according to the report, slightly larger than the current 8.3 inch screen.
Although the report does not specifically mention dual battery, using a translation app indicates that the 2027 iPad Pro will use a “next-generation panel that improves the panel’s luminous efficiency thanks to the color filter on the encapsulation (CoE). “Not only will this technology reduce power consumption by up to 20%, but it could also allow Apple to use an under-panel version of Face ID on the tablet.
Apple wanted dual-stack OLED so badly that it forced Samsung to produce the panels. After Samsung Display initially refused to develop the dual-stack OLED panels requested by Apple, Apple dismissed the supplier from its iPad OLED projects like a hot potato. Samsung Display realized that losing Apple’s tablet business might not be good for the bottom line and a few months later it was hard at work developing dual-stack OLED panels just to get back into good graces with the Apple iPad team.