Ever since the Apple Watch and iPhone ditch their LCD displays , rumors of OLED screens come to the iPad batting order have drink down up with regularity , but we ’ve yet to see the technology come in to Apple ’s tablet . If you ’ve been patiently waiting for OLED , a Modern report enjoin you ’ll have to wait a little longer .
According to a office onyeux1122 ’s blog , Apple is in negotiation with LG , Samsung , and Taiwanese companies for active matrix organic light-emitting diode ( AMOLEDs ) . The AMOLEDs are thought to be for two iPad mannequin other than the iPad Pro , which would likely mean the iPad Air and iPad mini . The report card also put forward that production could start out after the end of 2025 , which would make the new iPads uncommitted in 2026 , perhaps for a spring release . Yeux1122 ’s blog has made similar report in the yesteryear that have panned out , so its reporting has been reliable .
Yeux1122 ’s report come in a couple of days afterOmdiastated that “ Apple is ceaselessly discussing the possibility of widely adopting OLED technology for the iPad mini and iPad Air batting order as the next stage of its scheme from 2026 onward . ” Omdia also enounce that the iPad Pro could see OLED upgrades much sooner – by next yr . Omdia is a marketplace research radical that tracks manufacturers ’ supply and purchasing intensity .
Apple ’s current 10th - gen iPad , iPad mini , and iPad Air have LED displays , while the 12.9 - in iPad Pro utilize mini - LED . A modification to OLED for the high - ending models has been churning in the rumour mill for some time ; in 2021 , areportsaid that the iPad Air would get an OLED video display by 2022 , and thenanother reportsaid that the handout would be stay until 2023 . Apple has n’t released any new iPads so far in 2023 , though that may change this calendar month .
The iPad Pro and iPad Air were upgraded in October 2022 , which was also when Apple release the 10th - propagation iPad . The iPad Air was kick upstairs in March 2022 , and the iPad miniskirt in September 2021 . 2023 was a quiet year for the iPad , but the rumor are starting to foot up.9to5Maccited sources that say that a newfangled iPad mini with a chip upgrade could be coming , as well as an update to the 10th - generation iPad . 9to5Mac also posit that Apple could discharge a large iPad Air and a new Magic Keyboard , though in all probability not shipping until 2024 .
