Kuo: 2022 11-Inch iPad Pro to Feature Mini-LED Display, Not Just 12.9-Inch Model

[one more]

I just don't get the reason behind apple thinking here, why are they adding Oled on the iPad Air and the clearly lesser technology on the more expensive iPad Pro?
Anyway, that's the iPad I been waiting for to replace my 2018 pro, the 12.9' is just too big for me.

Several reasons I can think of:

1) iPad Air must sell in larger numbers, think iPhone 12 vs iPhone 12 Pro. Besides, fitting OLED would probably increase its price.

2) iPad Air’s target use is consumption, so the overall colour accuracy and balance do not matter as much. I guess if someone spends hours drawing/sketching/designing (production) on an iPad, a Pro with its mini-LED would handle these tasks better.

 

[collin_]

We can already test it with any iPhone OLED screens. For me it’s plentiful bright. 🖐

Well… it depends. The iPhones can get brighter for normal use (800 nits vs 600), whereas the iPad Pro can get brighter when watching HDR content (1,600 nits vs 1,200). Personally I care more about the max brightness when viewing HDR content, so that extra 400 nits makes it a winner to me even if I do get some blooming.

 

[collin_]

I love OLED, the contrast makes up for any lower total brightness. The bloom doesn't bother me much either. Given the choice right now, I'd take OLED.

Wait so I’m a little confused by what you mean when you say “the contrast makes up for any lower total brightness.” Technically speaking the contrast ratio between iPhone OLED displays and iPad Pro MiniLED displays is the same (2,000,000:1). It’s just that you get blooming with the iPad and no blooming on the iPhone. Are you talking about some other contrast-related metric? I’m not a display expert so sorry if I’m just being dumb.

 

[bobcomer]

Wait so I’m a little confused by what you mean when you say “the contrast makes up for any lower total brightness.” Technically speaking the contrast ratio between iPhone OLED displays and iPad Pro MiniLED displays is the same (2,000,000:1). It’s just that you get blooming with the iPad and no blooming on the iPhone. Are you talking about some other contrast-related metric? I’m not a display expert so sorry if I’m just being dumb.

I just meant to my eyes, I don't think I can really describe it. In a bright environment, a miniLED is going to be the best, I don't have much doubt of that, but for environments I can control, OLED just looks really, really, good. Blooming may be part of that, but I don't really know. I'm not any kind of video pro, just a consumer...

 

[Apple_Robert]

Interesting. A new screen in and of itself won't be enough for me to upgrade but, glad to see the 11" getting the screen respect it deserves.

 

[nick42983]

My main takeaway from following AAPL closely for a decade is: it's always better to wait until next year to buy a product.

 

[MrGimper]

Love everything about my 12.9, fantastic device and the screen is awesome.

 

[Mr.Simple]

A good reason to make a upgrade from the iPad Pro 11 2021 next year again. I would only like to see OLED on iPads when Apple solve the PWM Problem. The miniLED Display on the 12.9 iPad has a high PWM Frequency, so I think it will make me no problems when Apple next year also use this Display in 11 Pro.

 

[sublunar]

Apple usually update their Pro lines in the spring, so probably at around April 2022, followed up by an OLED iPad Air in October-November?

Makes sense for April 2022 - probably with a more efficient M2 CPU as well.

I would suggest if this is true that people looking to buy a Magic Keyboard now might pause in case the 2022 iPad Pro 11” doesn’t properly fit it.

 

[The Game 161]

I have the m1 11 inch and think I might wait til 2023 for OLED if that happens on the 11 inch as rumoured

 

[mi7chy]

You’re trading one set of issues with edge lit LCD with worse set of issues with mini-LED. I intentionally avoided the 2021 12.9” because of this.

 

[sublunar]

I have the m1 11 inch and think I might wait til 2023 for OLED if that happens on the 11 inch as rumoured

I thought the rumour appeared to point to the iPad Air getting the OLED update with the pro model going mini LED

 

[Tagbert]

I was SO looking forward to getting the 12.9 inch ipad pro to replace the 2018 model I have, til I read about the blooming issue..Im assuming it wont be fixed in next yrs model as well?

I’ve been reading different takes on blooming and whether it is significant or not. I may need to go visit an Apple store to see for myself, though I would be nice if they had a “cinema” room with lower lighting where you could try things out.

 

[_Spinn_]

Good news. I was disappointed that both models didn’t have Mini-LED screens this year.