Apple is preparing to move from mini-LED technology to OLED with the iPad Pros. It looks like 2024 will be the year of a massive transition for the 11-inch and 12.9-inch OLED iPad Pros. The slates will also see an upgrade to Apple’s 3nm M3 chipset if the predictions prove true.<\/p>\n
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming iPad Pro<\/a> OLED will see some of the biggest changes, although he refrained from sharing any timelines. We’re hoping for 2024, according to Jeff Pu’s latest investor note.<\/p>\n It turns out that both slate variants will adopt the same LTPO backplane as the iPhone<\/a> 15 Pro series. These OLED panels offer much better energy efficiency and image quality. Apart from this, we might see built-in ProMotion technology that allows the upcoming iPad Pros to support a 120Hz refresh rate that drops down to 1Hz as needed.<\/p>\n Apple is expected to ship 6 to 8 million units next year. Note that we have heard of shipments of up to 10 million, which is still lower than the shipments of the mini-LED versions. This could likely be due to the high price of these OLED units which would otherwise make the 12.9-inch iPad Air a lucrative choice for customers, which explains the weaker dynamics.<\/p>\n Moving on, we have a 3nm Apple M3 chipset to power the iPad Pro OLED. For the uninitiated, this is a major upgrade over the M2-powered iPad Pro. Compared to Geekbench 6 multi-core tests, the iPad Pro with M2 achieves 9,577 while M3 has a multi-core result of 12,085 points, which is a significant jump.<\/p>\n As new iPad Pro OLED models drop next year, we expect price drops across the existing lineup, which should make the iPad Pro M2 a better buy. As usual, we’ll have to wait a few months before we get any concrete information on launch and availability, so until then, keep your fingers crossed.<\/p>\n You can follow Smartprix on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook, Instagram and Google News. Visit smartprix.com for the latest news, reviews and technical guides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n