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Apple to Use 'Best OLED Panels on the Market' for Upcoming iPad Pro
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So, is this going to have the very annoying rainbow effect inherent to rigid OLED panels used on Samsung tablets? If so this is a huge downgrade.
For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s essentially color shifting that happens in a rainbow like pattern when at an angle to you. Given that tablets are so big, various parts of the screen will automatically be angled/rainbowed and in your field of vision.
For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s essentially color shifting that happens in a rainbow like pattern when at an angle to you. Given that tablets are so big, various parts of the screen will automatically be angled/rainbowed and in your field of vision.
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Why not make it a 4-in-1 with tvOS and watchOS, too?
You want to add a Smart Keyboard to attach to a device with a keyboard already built in?
Wouldn’t it help with pixel fading and burn in? Two 500 nit displays stacked versus one at 1000 would slow down degredation by a lot.
Yup, 2018 iPad Pro is still sufficient for most people buying a iPad and there is no way anybody is maxing out a M1 iPad Pro to its limits let alone a M2/M3 (or M4?)
I don’t want a slimmer iPad, they should just put in a bigger battery and market it as the iPad with the best battery life. It’s already super thin, couldn't imagine it much thinner and I don’t know why you’d want it to.
It can be believed, otherwise it’s false advertisement. One just has to understand context and interpret correctly without making extra conclusions. “iPad can replace a laptop” doesn’t mean for everyone, but Apple isn’t going to say that explicitly in marketing because it’s marketing. Marketing usually has to be taken very literally. Yes, it can, not will for sure.
I disaree. My A12Z is showing it's age with random slowdowns, background apps needing to reload, etc. I'd assume the M1 is faring much better, but the A12s have definitely seen better days.
Weight is also a concern when it comes to battery. If I'm remembering correctly, the battery doesn't even fill all available internal volume of the iPad Pros. You could probably make the whole thing thinner, and make the battery wider, to make up the difference.
Though I ultimately agree, more battery please Tim!
I’ve been wishing for a portable Mac that you can draw on for decades, but apparently the market has been too small for Apple to care. I still wish but not sure why they would care now 🤷♂️
Yeah, the M Chips have much more RAM but still they feel relatively quick considering they are 6 year old devices. More battery is definitely a must lol
Yeah, it’d be easier to just put iOS on an iPad, but they want to lock you into two ecosystems, not one.
May upgrade my 11" A12Z. Still undecided it needs upgrading. Only thing I don't like anymore is battery noticable drains. Moving up to M3 or M4 also gives me access to newer games I'd maybe consider. Looking forward to announcement minus price increase
So if Apple can put OLED panels in 12.9 inch iPads, what's stopping them from from putting OLED panels in a 13.3" MacBook? Is the extra 0.4 inches really that difficult? Or is there some technical limitation with OLED that prevents them from being used in "real" laptops?
I'd rather see iPadOS get more macOS-like features. Especially multi-user support. I long ago vowed never to buy another iPad until it supports user accounts, and so far I've stuck to it.
I might expect OLED MacBook Pros in the coming years. Not the 13.6" (not 13.3") MacBook Air anytime soon though.
No such limitation as far as I'm aware - Asus, Dell and Samsung already sell OLED laptops.
Might just be Apple using the iPP as a proving platform. Didn't the 12.9" have miniLED before the new Macbook Pros?
I've not tracked iPad announcements over the years (hey, for Netflix and news reading, my iPad Gen 6 is just starting to show its age) but is there precedent for Apple to introduce shiny new OLED iPad Pro models and either keep current gen models or also introduce a non-OLED iPad Pro set of products? None of the rumor-mongering I've seen has hinted at this one way or the other.
FWIW, I'm looking at iPad Pro since I'm wanting to introduce it into my photo/video editing workflows when I'm out in the wild. I'm torn as to whether I should go ahead and buy an existing iPP this week or risk that next week will intro products I deem too expensive and not have the current gen in stock. I guess there's always the used market, huh.
I think you should wait until the announcement on May 7th and, if you don’t want the new OLED iPad Pro, you can always grab one of the remaining M2 iPad Pro in stock at Apple Stores or, if they run out of them, get one at Amazon or any other retailer. This is a great machine, by the way.
