Apple to Use 'Best OLED Panels on the Market' for Upcoming iPad Pro

[sunny5]

The point is it's different. It's a different option; different kind of interface. Some users will find it easier and simpler, but the lines will blur as the system continues to gain features and "pro" apps in the coming years.

An option with limited usage? What's the point then?

 

[EugW]

Why would Samsung use "bad" OLED displays? AFAIK LG are the best OLED makers and they even have had their share of problems with their LG UltraGear monitors.

Meanwhile my LG OLED65B7 TV from 2017 is still looking as good as new though.

I've always been basically all-in for OLED displays - but all those reports on the Internet are a bit scary for me to switch my monitor yet.

1. Samsung doesn't use bad OLED displays. However, they don't use top tier technology either.
2. You're talking about TV displays, which are not the displays that would be used in high end tablets. Furthermore, while I'm glad your 2017 LG B7 OLED TV is fine, as is my 2018 LG C8 OLED TV, those displays are far from being top tier OLED displays. In fact, even by OLED TV standards, our LG OLED displays are not top tier.

The MacBook isn't as portable/light as an iPad.

Then again, the 13.6" MacBook Air is lighter than the 12.9" iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard.

 

[NT1440]

My electric shaver has an OLED screen. It's just how I roll. Full baller.

Yes but can it do HDR? 😂

 

[Geoffb9]

It's not the Hardware, îdiot!
What about the Software? Are they going to hire better programmers and product managers?

 

[NT1440]

An option with limited usage? What's the point then?

The point, as with everything technology, is to pick the tool that YOU (the user) feel is best for the thing you’re trying to do.

I don’t read books off my laptop, but I sure do on my iPad mini.

 

[JohnRckr]

3500$

 

[FrozenDarkness]

as someone already mentioned, the hardware is amazing. software is where things break down.

 

[klasma]

We dont know that yet. There are many reasons why OLED is still not widely used for 11~32 inch monitors especially for professional grade monitors. Even mini-LED is not yet adapted for professional monitors.

Samsung has been selling OLED tablets for a decade now. They are fine.

 

[sunny5]

Samsung has been selling OLED tablets for a decade now. They are fine.

Two stack tandem OLED was NEVER used for tablet and that's where LG comes in cause Samsung sucks for that. LG is literally better than Samsung in terms of OLED quality. That's why LG makes 13 inch OLED panel while Samsung makes 11 inch OLED panel and even then Samsung had low yield and LG had to take over Samsung's order.

 

[klasma]

Something doesn't add up here with previous leaks. Previous leaks have said that the dimensions of the new iPad Pro (bigger one) is almost 1mm longer and wider than the current one. If the bezels are "slimmer" as this article suggests than the new iPad Pro is slightly larger with smaller bezels but still has a 12.9" screen? Either the screen is larger, the dimension are off, or the bezels size is wrong.

The difference between 12.9” and 13” is 2.032 mm in the long dimension and 1.524 mm in the short dimension (assuming a 4:3 aspect ratio). If the outer dimensions are less than 1 mm larger, that still leaves enough of a difference for the bezels to be slimmer.

 

[coachgq]

I’m more than happy with the mini led on the m1, doesn’t need to get any better

I feel the same way. Probably keeping my 1TB m1 Pro but am interested to see what the OLED revolution brings.

 

[scrapesleon]

Yeah just saying anything to justify the price increase

 

[coachgq]

…to a small group of users. They should steer clear from OLED anything I guess.

There’s always the iphone SE

 

[klasma]

what is the rumor for the new iPad / Apple pencil integrations with VisionOS? nothing? there must be something? with a M3 / or M4 chip, surely be able to see display the iPadOS screen like MacOS? but what about the pencil? will it become like / be an Apple "Wand" ? will the new / updated Apple pencil/wand work independently from iPadOS? (can you use it completely & only in VisionOS? or will be still dependent on iPadOS?)

It seems very unlikely to me for any of this to happen.

 

[ignatius345]

For my use, the only reason I'm interested in new iPads is because the prices of the previous generations will come down or show up more as Apple refurbished.

 

[klasma]

And yet, Apple is advertising that iPad especially iPad Pro can replace laptops. Then what's the point of making iPad series?

Your mistake is to believe Apple’s marketing. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of sensible use cases for the iPad (Pro or not).

 

[LeeW]

Well they are not going to use the 'worst' are they?

Well, let me think. Did it at least cross their minds not to use the 'best'? Probably, but then when they saw what they were going to charge for these new iPads, they thought, heck, we better put some effort in.

 

[DotCom2]

I'm still on a 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 inch and have not had a reason to upgrade. I think THIS is the year to do so!

 

[klasma]

I'd like to buy an OLED monitor for my Mac like the Samsung Odyssey G9. But everyone says "don't get OLED for a productivity machine - OLED is for gaming or else - burn-in".

My iPhone 12 has OLED, my 14 Pro have OLED and Always-On Display, my Apple Watch Series 6 have OLED and Always-On display. All devices look as good as new.

Why is OLED such a concern, and yes I've seen LOTS of burn-in reports, but Apple always gets away with it without a single issue ?

IPhone displays aren’t turned on at full brightness the whole day and have few static elements, like the menu bar and the dock on macOS. If you use the same productivity applications all day with the same static elements in the same positions, OLED will tend to be problematic.

 

[klasma]

Two stack tandem OLED was NEVER used for tablet and that's where LG comes in cause Samsung sucks for that. LG is literally better than Samsung in terms of OLED quality. That's why LG makes 13 inch OLED panel while Samsung makes 11 inch OLED panel and even then Samsung had low yield and LG had to take over Samsung's order.

I was commenting on the suitability for OLED for professional use. I own a Samsung OLED tablet and have used it for several years now. It’s a very nice display, and I don’t have any burn-in issues. I have no reason to expect the two-stack displays to be any worse.

 

[aevan]

Let us put macOS on it Apple. It's time.

You want “a Mac”, it’s great.

 

[sunny5]

I was commenting on the suitability for OLED for professional use. I own a Samsung OLED tablet and have used it for several years now. It’s a very nice display, and I don’t have any burn-in issues. I have no reason to expect the two-stack displays to be any worse.

That's purely your own perspective which does not represent all users.

The truth is there are only a few OLED based professional monitors.

 

[sledgehammer89]

You do know they sell MacBooks right, for those who want to use macOS with portability?

Is there a Smart Keyboard for MacBooks? We have spring here with a lot of polls...

 

[rexhunt]

1. Don’t you think saying iPads are “useless with just iPadOS” is a bit exaggerated? Specially, given your comparison, when more people use iPads than Macs.

2. I’d say, if you know Apple, the question is always “why” instead of “why not”. Why should they put effort and accept all the inconveniences of implementing a desktop OS in a tablet?

Especially an OS that isn’t designed for touch input. Would MacOS only be available if you had the Magic Keyboard? At that point buy a MacBook Air.

 

[Portavoz]

The difference between 12.9” and 13” is 2.032 mm in the long dimension and 1.524 mm in the short dimension (assuming a 4:3 aspect ratio). If the outer dimensions are less than 1 mm larger, that still leaves enough of a difference for the bezels to be slimmer.

I am hoping that the screen is indeed 13" instead of 12.9"