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13-Inch MacBook Air With OLED Display Rumored to Launch in 2024

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Apple plans to introduce new 13-inch MacBook Air, 11-inch iPad Pro, and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with OLED displays in 2024, according to display industry consultant Ross Young, who has shared accurate information about future Apple products in the past. Young shared his latest information in a tweet with his subscribers on Sunday.

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Young did not share any additional details, but earlier this year he said all three devices would have "two-stack" OLED displays with two red, green, and blue emission layers for increased brightness and lower power consumption. Young previously said all three devices would also support ProMotion for up to a 120Hz refresh rate.

2017 and newer iPad Pro models already feature ProMotion with a 24Hz to 120Hz refresh rate, while ProMotion would be all new to the MacBook Air. Apple added ProMotion to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in 2021, also with a 24Hz to 120Hz range.

There are currently no Macs or iPads with OLED displays. Apple's latest MacBook Air and iPad Pro models are equipped with LCDs, with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro featuring mini-LED backlighting for increased brightness and an improved 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Unlike LCDs with mini-LEDs, OLED displays have self-emitting pixels and do not require backlighting, which would give the devices even better contrast ratio and battery life.

Young is the CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). In the past, he accurately revealed that devices like the iPhone 13 Pro and MacBook Pro would feature ProMotion, that the sixth-generation iPad mini would be equipped with an 8.3-inch display, that the latest MacBook Air would have a slightly larger 13.6-inch display, and much more, giving him a very successful track record with Apple product rumors.

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We have a new MacBook Air 2022 so it doesn’t sound likely for a new one in 2023. It’s too soon.

EDIT: corrected by a helpful member it's 2024!
 
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We'll find out mid-to-late 2023 as production plan finalize, but I don't know that OLED is the best solution for the MBA at the moment.
 
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marmiteturkey said:
It‘s pretty hard to see Apple introducing superior display tech in the MacBook Air before they add it to the MacBook Pro?
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OLED is not superior in every way tho. You have minimal blooming with OLED, but I have yet to see an OLED panel that can achieve similar brightness levels than the MBP screen (1000 nits sustained, 1600 nits peak). This extra brightness is useful for anyone working with HDR content. This is not factoring the burn-in issues that we see a lot with OLED.

I could see Apple pushing OLED for the general consumer market, and mini-LED (micro-LED in a few years) for professionals and creatives
 
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fwmireault said:
OLED is not superior in every way tho. You have minimal blooming with OLED, but I have yet to see an OLED panel that can achieve similar brightness levels than the MBP screen (1000 nits sustained, 1600 nits peak). This extra brightness is useful for anyone working with HDR content. This is not factoring the burn-in issues that we see a lot with OLED.

I could see Apple pushing OLED for the general consumer market, and mini-LED (micro-LED in a few years) for professionals and creatives
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True, but for marketing purposes, it’s considered superior. Most people just look at a spec or something that says OLED and think Oh OLED good I will buy OLED. It’s the same reason people flipped out about the iPhone XR having a 720P display, but ignored every other aspect of it. Those spec indicators make sales and attract people. That’s why when you buy a TV it has all kinds of cool acronyms on the box to make it sound like it’s awesome. People don’t even know what they mean but hey if it’s got MAJLXIF advanced pixel tracking it must be good 😂
 
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So, according to Young, the Macbook product line's display tech will look something like this in 2024?
  • MacBook Air - OLED
  • 13-inch MacBook Pro - LED
  • 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro - Mini-LED
That makes absolutely no sense. Apple has invested in the Mini-LED technology. Why would they just limit it to 2 SKUs and not roll it out to the rest of the MacBook lineup and instead invest in yet another display technology?

Makes no sense folks! No sense!
 
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The MacBook Air keeps getting more expensive - I hope these upgrades don’t push the price even further. There needs to be a solid entry point to portable Macs.

I’m hoping they keep the base MacBook Air design around and just upgrade the chip to maybe M2 to keep it relevant and at an affordable price.
 
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fwmireault said:
OLED is not superior in every way tho. You have minimal blooming with OLED, but I have yet to see an OLED panel that can achieve similar brightness levels than the MBP screen (1000 nits sustained, 1600 nits peak). This extra brightness is useful for anyone working with HDR content. This is not factoring the burn-in issues that we see a lot with OLED.

I could see Apple pushing OLED for the general consumer market, and mini-LED (micro-LED in a few years) for professionals and creatives
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OLED isn't superior than LCD displays in terms of price either right? I don't understand why Apple would push pricier OLED for the general consumer, especially when OLED comes with burn-in issues and risk of law-suits.

For professionals, I could see Apple pushing OLED for the better color representation (please correct me here, my superficial understanding is that OLEDs have better color representation than LCDs, but do lack in the brightness), but I'm skeptical about general consumers.
 
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