12.9-Inch iPad Pro With Mini-LED Display Expected to Be Discontinued Next Year

[Robin Bonathan]

Is it just me or it's four contradicting requirements.

how so ?

 

[eropko]

It is just you.

Feel free to elaborate next time instead of just being a salty person.

 

[eropko]

how so ?

Better battery life = heavier
FaceID = worse battery life
etc

 

[eropko]

It is just you.

Also please stop running around and putting 'thumbs down' on every message of mine you could find, lol, that's just cringe.

 

[NT1440]

OLED is better than miniLED especially in terms of picture quality.

That’s not a blanket statement you can just throw out there without qualifications. There are tons of different types of OLED technologies, you pick and choose the qualities your looking for before putting it in a product.

Same goes for LED and previously LCD. These terms are umbrellas under which many different technologies exist.

 

[Lakersfan74]

If it’s a redesign with OLED on the 11 inch model I might trade in my M2

 

[dampfnudel]

Apple is so stingy and petty.

Those are qualities necessary to make money for a company like Apple, but sometimes they seem to push the boundaries and our buttons with those qualities.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

how so ?

There's no reason you can't get every wish on that list. It is technologically possible.

The issue is that Apple will likely not do it because they use features such as Face ID as upsell reasons for the higher end models.

 

[Fandroid killer]

I’ve had a few oled apple devices now and never had an issue with burn in. None that was apparent in normal usage anyhow.

Didn't know YOU represent hundreds of millions of people. Scientists need to study YOU

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Didn't know YOU represent hundreds of millions of people. Scientists need to study YOU

I don't see where they said they did. They just gave a data point.

 

[Fandroid killer]

alright but why do you need 1600nits?

You might not need it but many people do. Use cases range from media consumption to creative workers to using the device outside in the bright sunlight which displays still struggle with even on high nits

 

[Fuzzball84]

Didn't know YOU represent hundreds of millions of people. Scientists need to study YOU

Ive been telling them for years now... Im unique

 

[Mahieu]

And what about a real OS instead of IpadOS?

 

[VaruLV]

I don't see why this is valid, because e.g. on MBP you can unlock fullscreen 1600 nits and use it like this. I don't think miniLED tech is different on iPad.

No, on iPad Pro you cannot do that.

Plus, in the long run, nobody knows what damage overcranked mini Led displays might sustain since despite what Apple might say there’s a good reason why 1000 and 1600 nit levels are reserved for HDR content only and only 500/600 for SDR and it’s probably not just because of battery life hit(and faster degradation due to increased discharge and charge cycles), otherwise Apple might have implemented that as special outdoor features perhaps similar to high power mode in MacBooks with Max chips and gloated endlessly about it in their marketing videos.

 

[boak]

My iPhone 12 mini has OLED burn-in at the top right corner. Probably due to white icons for network, WiFi and battery in dark mode and I'm always in dark mode.

 

[eropko]

No, on iPad Pro you cannot do that.

Plus, in the long run, nobody knows what damage overcranked mini Led displays might sustain since despite what Apple might say there’s a good reason why 1000 and 1600 nit levels are reserved for HDR content only and only 500/600 for SDR and it’s probably not just because of battery life hit(and faster degradation due to increased discharge and charge cycles), otherwise Apple might have implemented that as special outdoor features perhaps similar to high power mode in MacBooks with Max chips and gloated endlessly about it in their marketing videos.

There's no damage, and it's not "overcranking". The moment you switch to HDR content, it's 1000 nits by default. 1600 nits is not "small areas", but as big areas as needed by image.

Best OLED (or at least the one you can find in Tab S9 Ultra) will give you peak 900 nits in HDR. Difference is visible in normal lighting. There's no visual difference in black point in dark room. Mini-LEDs do not have retention image. Idk what kind of other differences in quality you need/see on tablet.

Luckily Apple thinks the same way, at least for now. I'm pretty sure Apple engineers know a thing about tech and their knowledge is quite more extensive than that of local experts. I'm considering this fruitful conversation over.

 

[iLuddite]

I can’t wait to fry my eggs’ eyeballs with PWM!

 

[sunny5]

OLED is significantly better than miniLED.

If so, then how come it's not widely being used on computer monitors then?

 

[anthogag]

My 12.9 M2 iPad Pro is very good.

 

[corinthos]

Interesting. Will it still be artificially hamstrung? If so, not even 13" and OLED will save it.

 

[hardik7]

I thought that Micro LED was the way to go. Future products will be in Micro LED itself. There has been a rumor that Apple will skip updating Apple Watch Ultra next year and will come out with Micro LED display on Ultra 3 in 2025.

 

[Hellokittystampmyfacein]

Apple is so stingy and petty.

Well, we know they’re not a charity company

 

[svish]

With the new 13" and 11" Pros on OLED, expecting Apple to stop 12.9" mini LED. Maybe there will be future iPad Air 12.9" with LCD.

 

[Aggedor]

That is one heck of a clickbait headline, Macrumors.

 

[Zest28]

Will this 13" iPad Pro come with a notch or a dynamic island?

I assume the 13" is achieved by thinner bezels.