We ’re expect Apple to unveil anew circle of iPads during the first calendar week of May . A novel report on Thursday may allow a peep into what could be in store , and it say a deal about what the company is doing with its iPad lineup .
Analyst Ross Youngpostedon X ( subscription require ) that , “ The forthcoming 12.9″ iPad Air has a MiniLED video display , ” which is the same display technology used by the current 12.9 - in iPad Pro . youthful states that Apple is using remnant supply from yield of that Pro manakin since it is expect toupgrade the iPad Pro to OLED display .
follow through a Mini LED display would provide a power economic consumption savings over the current light-emitting diode displays . Mini LEDs also bring on good blacks , so the figure quality on the iPad Air could see an improvement .
A 12.9 - in iPad Air has been rumored to be a new addition to the iPad lineup to complement the current 10.9 - inch iPad Air . This creates a non - pro pairing that ’s an choice to the 11- and 12.9 - in iPad Pro .
Young , however , does n’t advert if the smaller strain will also advance from its current LED presentation to Mini LED . If the current iPad Pro setup is any indication – the 11 - inch model has a standard LED , while the 12.9 - inch model uses Mini go – it ’s possible Apple would n’t promote it .
Also , no comment was made about how the Mini LED ascent would affect the Mary Leontyne Price . The current 12.9 - inch iPad Pro with 128 GB of storage startle at $ 1,099 , while the iPad Air line is much cheaper with an entree - level terms of $ 599 . The rumored rise to OLED for this model could increase the price , which would allow for way for the 12.9 - in iPad Air to add up in at the $ 999 range . Apple could also lour the Air ’s standard SSD shape to 64 GB ( versus the iPad Pro ’s 128 GB ) to lower the price a bit .
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