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And yes, quite a few people out wrong information here, but that’s just normal life these days, unfortunately…
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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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And yes, quite a few people out wrong information here, but that’s just normal life these days, unfortunately…
Because the 11” pro will be getting mini led next. The OLED Air would’ve sit nicely above the old lcd technology used in the base iPad and under the current mini-led technology used in the pro.
Most people would struggle to understand that the OLED is not superior to the mini led however (read the board) and they axed it.
It's very possible he's right that they were exploring it, and have decided against it. Personally I was always skeptical due to the pixel density required to hide a PenTile sub pixel layout. That starts looking ok at around the 400ppi mark, while retina iPads are at ~260. That's either a hell of a resolution to push, or a poor looking display.
I would wait for the 14PM if I was you. That will most likely be a much more significant upgrade than the 13PM (unless you upgrade your phones every year and know you’re getting a 14PM next year anyway).
The 12 was literally the very first annual upgrade I skipped. Might do exactly what you suggest at this point.
I think we’re at least two years away from a mini-LED (or OLED) iPad mini with Pro-motion release. All I see Apple doing early next year is bumping up the iPad Air to an A15, same display and a two lens camera system with flash, Center Stage and maybe LIDAR.
Maybe regular iPhones will get a 90Hz display, and that won’tbe marketed as Pro-motion. But at this point all that is pure speculation, maybe they will stick with 60Hz displays for the base model. It’s Apple, I wouldn’t be surprised tbh.
OLED is cheap. Don't fall for the Korean marketing machine.
Lenovo sells an 11" OLED tablet for less than iPad Air. So does Samsung.
It's a well-known fact that the screen is the only part of a device where costs can be cut.
Yes, my old Galaxy Tab S5e (AMOLED) sold for about $500. Beautiful screen for it's price, but it suffered with Jelly effect in portrait, had a dirty screen effect and a pretty low brightness. After mini 6, I wouldn't be surprised if OLED Air would suffer from the same issues. At least Apple would give it a decent processor.
Yep. I admire my oled laptop screen every time I use it. It’s just leaps and bounds better. Couple of years now and no burn in. iPads ideally should have had oled already.
This is why Tim Cook is in charge and makes the big bucks. It’s not his vision. It’s his ability to make supply chain work and ensure annual launches.
the forecast never made sense in the first place. OLED has many advantages over mini-LED so what... they were going to put OLED in the iPad Air and the worse mini-LED in the Pros? it never made sense.
Kuo first said it was going to happen, now he is getting cold feet and saying it won’t. He has been discredited this year. Why are we still reading about his guesses? That is all he is doing, guessing.
Yeah this never made any sense. Also, why do they need to replace the existing LCDs? They're pretty widely regarded as excellent displays.
Kuo is reporting on what whispers from the supply chain is heard. Things can always change, company relationships change, pricing disagreements happen, supply issues are normal. Not sure what all the negative comments here are all about as Kuo has had more accuracy then others.
What is interesting is that according to Kuo, Apple sees an iPad Air with OLED as cannibalizing sales of an miniLED iPad Pro. Either Apple is conflicted that OLED is better than miniLED or the Air and Pro at some point will overlap considering Apple may it have much distinction for future updates to make it worth for a customer.
Side note: After retuning my mini 6 yesterday the display units had it just as bad, it was even noticeable on the 11” iPad Pro but for some strange reason not as obvious on the iPad Air 4. I did not check the 12.9”, but it seems strange that even with ProMotion it was noticeable (not as bad as mini 6) but the Air without it was hardly noticeable and without ProMotion. Anyone know if it’s display manufacturers or something or just where the component is placed.
What is interesting is that according to Kuo, Apple sees an iPad Air with OLED as cannibalizing sales of an miniLED iPad Pro. Either Apple is conflicted that OLED is better than miniLED or the Air and Pro at some point will overlap considering Apple may it have much distinction for future updates to make it worth for a customer.
Side note: After retuning my mini 6 yesterday the display units had it just as bad, it was even noticeable on the 11” iPad Pro but for some strange reason not as obvious on the iPad Air 4. I did not check the 12.9”, but it seems strange that even with ProMotion it was noticeable (not as bad as mini 6) but the Air without it was hardly noticeable and without ProMotion. Anyone know if it’s display manufacturers or something or just where the component is placed.
Which is the better technology of the two? I tried googling about it, but it seemed like OLED has a better look to it, but MiniLED has better brightness. As I haven't tried either I have no clue as to why Apple wants one over the another.
Apple: how will we ever survive?
Yet iPhones use OLED and has increased it brightness muti-fold.