27-Inch 'Studio Display Pro' With Mini-LED and ProMotion Could Launch in June

[MacRumors]

Apple plans to launch a "Pro" version of its new Studio Display in June of this year that measures 27-inches and has mini-LED and ProMotion, according to well-respected display analyst Ross Young.

In a tweet, Young says he's still expecting Apple to release a 27-inch mini-LED display in June and has confirmed such plans with sources within Apple's supply chain. Young had previously said that an iMac Pro would launch as early as summer 2022 but no longer believes that to be the case.

Young explains his sources weren't aware of the separation between the iMac, Mac Studio, and Studio Display, adding confusion to Apple's exact plans.

The confusion likely came from the fact that the Studio Display, and presumably the Studio Display Pro, both feature a webcam and a built-in Apple silicon, making it look like an iMac when it's not. Now, it seems that earlier rumors about an iMac Pro launching in June weren't referencing an actual iMac, but instead a Pro version of the Studio Display.

Today's "Studio Display Pro" rumor also adds more clarity to information shared by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who this week said that an "iMac Pro" would not launch until 2023. On the flip side, Kuo said today in a tweet that Apple may not release any mini-LED devices this year due to cost concerns, so it remains to be seen what exactly Apple has planned for June, around WWDC.

During its event this week, Apple teased an Apple silicon Mac Pro, hinting it may not be that far away. Specifically, when talking about the transition to Apple silicon across the Mac lineup, Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, said that there's "just one more product to go: ‌Mac Pro‌," before adding "that's for another day."

Young expects the Studio Display Pro to launch alongside the Apple silicon Mac Pro in June, potentially replacing the Pro Display XDR in Apple's display lineup.

Adding further to the confusion of Apple's plan, Apple this week discontinued the 27-inch Intel-based iMac, leaving questions on whether there will be a larger iMac to join the 24-inch in Apple's lineup. Currently, it seems customers wanting a large all-in-one desktop computer from Apple will have to wait it out or purchase the 27-inch Studio Display and pair it with a Mac.

Article Link: 27-Inch 'Studio Display Pro' With Mini-LED and ProMotion Could Launch in June

 

[MayaUser]

So this will come along side with Mac Pro at WWDC

 

[LFC2020]

Mini LED, ProMotion, take my money right NOW!!!

 

[zack123]

How would they include ProMotion? Thunderbolt 4 has only Displayport 1.4, thats not enough bandwidth for a 5k 120Hz display, you'd need Displayport 2.0. And that would need a new Thunderbolt version.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Apple: Please, introduce the 27" Studio display Pro in the existing iMac colors line-up. 🌈

 

[Mr. 123]

If they were planning a Pro, they should definitively have priced the standard model a bit lower. In Sweden the Studio Display is very close to the actual Mac Studio computer which is crazy, especially coming from an iMac 27.

 

[JamonBull]

This would be a weird move. There are a lot of seriously professional customers who would have now bought a Mac Studio with Studio Display that would have wanted mini-LED and ProMotion.

 

[Caliber26]

This would be hilarious since it would piss off so many people who just bought the new display. There’s no way it will come so soon.

 

[nikaru]

An even more expensive monitor....exactly what everyone expect and want from Apple.

 

[Shalev Lazarof]

sounds awesome.

 

[Quasselstripper]

This will probably then replace the PRO Display XDR then?

 

[slainbabyyc]

How much do you guys think this is gonna cost?

 

[Quasselstripper]

How would they include ProMotion? Thunderbolt 4 has only Displayport 1.4, thats not enough bandwidth for a 5k 120Hz display, you'd need Displayport 2.0. And that would need a new Thunderbolt version.

Apple manages to supply two 6k XRD Displays via one Thunderbolt connection (through compression), so they should manage to offer 120Hz for one 6k display as well

 

[JonaM]

The most frustrating is for those waiting an 27" iMac as the quiet removal gives no hint as to whether a replacement is coming. The Studio display does appear to just be the iMac 5K display in a new housing ( not sure if that's why they've removed the iMac from the website as they're diverting production to the Studio Display), but costing more than the 27" iMac!

 

[Shalev Lazarof]

How much do you guys think this is gonna cost?

2500-3000

 

[Quasselstripper]

How much do you guys think this is gonna cost?

Same price range as the current XRD I’d say (if it supports 6k resoultion)

 

[slammer0]

It should have those features already considering the price point.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Make it ~$500-1,000 premium over 27” model, make it 32”, give it good camera and 8 high quality speaker array, and use this as an opportunity to EOL overpriced XDR display.

 

[OS X Dude]

How would they include ProMotion? Thunderbolt 4 has only Displayport 1.4, thats not enough bandwidth for a 5k 120Hz display, you'd need Displayport 2.0. And that would need a new Thunderbolt version.

Or HDMI 2.1... much easier.

 

[OS X Dude]

Same price range as the current XRD I’d say (if it supports 6k resoultion)

Won't support 6K at 27", this would be a middle option between the Studio Display and full-on Pro Display XDR successor.

 

[maxsquared]

Somehow I doubt this will happen. It's just weird product strategy.

Maybe they will update the Display XDR with the announcement of Mac Pro?

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

The most frustrating is for those waiting an 27" iMac as the quiet removal gives no hint as to whether a replacement is coming. The Studio display does appear to just be the iMac 5K display in a new housing ( not sure if that's why they've removed the iMac from the website as they're diverting production to the Studio Display), but costing more than the 27" iMac!

The rumour is next year. Only 27” iMac will probably be iMac Pro going forward. Serves two purposes for Apple: more clear separation of iMac Pro from iMac. Primary reason: money.

 

[slainbabyyc]

2500-3000

which brings me to my next question: does it make any sense for me to buy this whatsoever...

 

[rhysmorgan]

How would they include ProMotion? Thunderbolt 4 has only Displayport 1.4, thats not enough bandwidth for a 5k 120Hz display, you'd need Displayport 2.0. And that would need a new Thunderbolt version.

DisplayPort 2.0 is just Thunderbolt 3's physical layer repurposed.

Thunderbolt 3 is 40Gbps bi-directional, whereas DisplayPort takes the now-royalty-free Thunderbolt 3 spec, and reverses the 40Gbps inbound lanes as additional display lanes, to achieve 80Gbps uni-directional data transfer overall.

5K 120Hz 8-bit colour requires about 53Gbps bandwidth, fitting in the DisplayPort 2.0 UHBR13.5 spec - perhaps leaving some bandwidth for Apple to allow 20Gbps or so of USB bandwidth on additional USB-C ports. Upping the colour to 10-bit requires 63Gbps, but that's still within the 80Gbps bandwidth of DisplayPort 2.0. And none of that considers the possibility for Display Stream Compression, which is claimed to be visually lossless, supporting up to 16K 60Hz. But not sure Apple would be happy using something like that...

Since the physical layer is the same, I would hope that Apple could enable DP2.0 capability from the Thunderbolt 3/4 ports on devices via software?

But maybe this is all still just a pipe dream...

 

[MayaTlab]

If they were planning a Pro, they should definitively have priced the standard model a bit lower. In Sweden the Studio Display is very close to the actual Mac Studio computer which is crazy, especially coming from an iMac 27.

Honestly I was expecting the Studio display to have a mini-LED backlight at its current price point or barely higher, even if it came at slightly reduced densities and overall performances.