MacBook Pro will get OLED in 2026 from new Samsung factory
Orders for Apple's MacBook Pro and iPad Pro are believed to be behind Samsung Display investing another $3.1 billion into its OLED display panel fabrication plant.
Orders for Apple's MacBook Pro and iPad Pro are believed to be behind Samsung Display investing another $3.1 billion into its OLED display panel fabrication plant.
Samsung and LG are rushing to corner the market for midsize OLED panels and are investing billions into building new production lines for next-generation displays that have been rumored to appear in future iPad and Mac models.
Apple will be producing 32-inch and 42-inch displays or iMacs by 2027, analysts have forecast, with a complete phase-out of LCDs and mini LED displays in mobile devices set for 2026.
Apple produced four of the top five smartphones sold in the first quarter with an OLED display, and the iPhone 14 overtook the most-sold model position from the iPhone 14 Pro Max in March.
The OLED displays of the iPhone 15 series will use the same materials as the iPhone 14, but Samsung Display is working on new technologies for the iPhone 16.
If a new rumor is correct, the MacBook Air will get a high-tech OLED screen at some point after a migration to the technology in the MacBook Pro and iPad.
Long-time Apple supplier Samsung Display will start its production of iPhone 15 OLED panels a month earlier than planned, reportedly due to issues at a different supplier.
A new supply chain report claims that Apple's 2024 iPad Pro models with OLED screens will cost up to 80% more than the current releases.
The iPhone SE 4 may not have been canceled after all, with the compact model expected to sport both an OLED display and use Apple's in-house baseband chip.
The retail price of an OLED iPad is rumored to be considerably higher than current models, with one key component likely costing Apple three times more than what it pays now.
In the latest chapter of a long-running saga, new Apple OLED screen supplier BOE has reportedly not been selected to supply screens for the rumored OLED iPad.
Another report suggests Apple has taken steps in its supply chain to shift the iPad lineup to OLED in 2024, and MacBook Pro by 2026.
Four different sizes of OLED panels have reportedly been ordered by Apple, which are said to be coming to the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.
While Samsung may not have won back OLED orders for the iPad screen, the company is now investing primarily in the design that Apple had asked for.
Apple has reportedly started to use LG Display as a supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone 14 Pro models, alongside existing supplier Samsung Display.
The fourth-generation iPhone SE may not have a 6.1-inch LCD screen after all, with an analyst claiming that the screen itself hasn't been finalized by Apple.
Apple has signed up Taiwan SMT, which could eventually lead to Apple using hybrid OLED displays in the iPad Pro by 2024.
Apple will reportedly use different grades of OLED panels between the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, further differentiating the two models.
Apple is rumored to bring OLED displays to the iPad Pro by 2024, manufactured using a technique called dry etching to ensure the screens remain as thin as possible. Unfortunately, this will also likely make these iPads more expensive. Here's why.
An unusual report suggests that the iPad will get OLED by 2024 and Apple will use a method called dry etching to keep the display as thin as possible.
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