I already felt iPad Air getting OLED didn’t make any sense, and Apple agrees with that. If iPad Pro 12.9” doesn’t get OLED, iPad Air will not, or otherwise where’s iPad Pro’s display advantage over iPad Air?
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Kuo: Apple Cancels Plans to Release iPad Air With OLED Display in 2022, Plans to Stick With LCD Technology
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You realize there’s already a better display in the current pro 12.9 than what would’ve been offered next year in the Air?
And that better display will be offered in the 11” next update?
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Mini-Led has many advantages over OLED.
One of the most important is brightness during HDR.
Oled is better at perfect contrast and black uniformity. That’s it.
Just looking on these boards even more tech savvy consumers don’t understand OLED’s limitations. Trying to get millions of normal customers to understand would be an uphill battle.
It more and more seems like LED (MicroLED in marketing-speak) will be the true successor to LCD and not OLED. Problem is: it’s still probably a decade away for the mainstream customer.
Agreed, the blacks were deeper and whites were crispier in my old Air 2 compared to the current Air 4.
I'm not questioning that it impacts some, just like some people are more sensitive to sunlight than others, but, it was a not so smart statement by the poster ...
Except that there is no blooming with OLED.
I read what you wrote. “Maybe you can” means “i have no reason to know whether what you are saying is true.”
As for “wait for a study,” how long shall I wait? PWM has been used for many years. Should we just believe every outrageous claim until such time as a study comes out to DIS-prove it? Is that how the burden of proof works now?
Why? PWM is awesome. It’s a very clever technique, and nobody seems to be able to point to any actual evidence that it hurts anyone.
Millions of normal customers seem to be enjoying OLED on their iPhones just fine, me including. 😊🖐
Exactly. If you are willing to deal with all its flaws for that then it’s worth it.
OLED progression has stalled. LG charges 2k extra for their “bright” OLED’s that produce 150 more lumens than cheap models.
I’m starting to think Apple is cracking down on leaks more now, not because of leaking releases, but the expectations these leakers are setting. It’s leading to lots of disappointments, and customer are now starting to blame/call out Apple. Maybe the Air was never getting OLED, but now people held off, and are disappointed because of these rumors.
You just repeating “of course it does” doesn’t make it true. Old TVs never hurt me, and neither do OLEDs. What you are saying is that the fact there is no study is proof that it is bad? Or that it is unreasonable to study anything because a study could be bad, therefore we should just assume it this is bad?
Billions of people are exposed to this every day, and the only people complaining about it are a subset of forum posters who can never cite any proof.
Yup and iPhones get real bright, as you increase OLED screen size it becomes much harder. Have you seen lumen ratings for high end OLED?
Of course people enjoy their phones, it doesn’t mean the display technology is correct for a larger device though.
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Who said the non-Pro models are getting 120Hz?
Ross Young, who currently has been so correct about this display stuff, has shared that the next year's lineup will be similar. 14 and 14 Max will have 60Hz, and the Pro models will be able to go as low as 1Hz (maybe finally AOD).
I don't get why do you think PRO Motion is gonna happen on NON PRO Devices anytime soon. It's not like Apple has ditched the notch. They won't dilute their models like that, yet.
so those complaining on "these boards" are clearly not the majority of users ... millions have no issues but we always tend to believe the few who complain ...
You should question it. It’s a rather extraordinary claim to say that high duty cycle but high frequency flickering that occurs outside the range of human perception somehow causes medical issues. That is the sort of extraordinary claim that needs proof - it’s not incumbent on the doubter to prove that the extraordinary claim is false.
I don’t see any limitations in my daily use. I have an OLED-based iPhone 12 mini and LCD-based iPad Air 4 and that small OLED screen looks way better. 🖐
Will the jelly roll be now better visible with deeper blacks and better contrast?
Your Air 4 is using lcd technology apples been using in the iPad since 2016 (9.7 pro). The new pro 12.9 is the only iPad using current technology.
“I have a state of the art screen and an old one and the old one isn’t as nice” the panel type has nothing to do with it.
Again your making no points on why you think OLED is better. Just you think it’s better….. I’m telling you why it isn’t.
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It was the same Kuo dude that started those rumours and then turned back on them. 🤷🏻♂️ As far as I understand it, he gathers his info from his supply chain sources.
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