MacBook Pro With OLED Display Expected Next Year — Without a Notch?

[Saturn007]

If you are considering purchasing a new MacBook Pro, it might be best to hold off until next year if you are able to wait. Apple will likely update the MacBook Pro line with the M5 series of chips later this year, but not much is expected beyond that spec bump. The more significant changes mentioned above should arrive by October 2026.

what type of god awful advice is this?
Ah yes, your computer breaking down? Not getting software updates anymore? Is it just time for a new one?
well, you know what you should do? Wait for the generation that’s still two generations away, possibly more.

🙈 ❌

Looks like you misread their statement! I've bolded it above.

The key phrase, which addresses your “concerns”, is “IF you are able to wait.”

Instead of being “awful”, the MR advice, as phrased, is solid and well worth following. In no way, shape, or form did they say that you should wait if your computer has broken down!

Not getting software updates any more is not the end of the world and no reason to rush to buy. Just be sensible in your browsing.

The rationale, though, of “is it just time for a new one?” is the weakest of all for buying now! Upgrading simply to get a new toy when a major redesign with substantial improvements are expected next year is simply proof that the old proverb was right.

“A fool and his money are soon parted”. 😎​

Some might even say it's evidence that P. T. Barnum had his pulse on the typical American consumer:

"There's a sucker born every minute.”‼️​

N.B. That quote is attributed to Barnum, but there's no record he ever said it!

Of course, if you have money to burn or someone to pass the device onto next year when you just have to upgrade to the latest and greatest, then go ahead and ignore the wise MR counsel! 😁

 

[BeefCake 15]

No use if they keep selling scratched and dented Macbook Pro screens. Cannot believe they havent fixed that issue.

Where and who are you buying them from?

I get that but burn in is still a problem and honestly Mini LED is still better tech overall. There is a reason why Sony is going that direction and not OLED anymore. Until Micro LED is ready (which is still far off) Mini LED will be the king.

OLED is great but Mini LED wins overall

Sony's screen market share is irrelevant at this point.

 

[lilkwarrior]

Until Apple has active anti-burn-in techniques I don't want OLED for a screen which is on for most of the day displaying static information like the Menubar and Dock.

…Liquid Glass UI definitely has OLED in mind—including the transparent UI with dynamic caustics and background-aware backgrounds

 

[lilkwarrior]

"Nobody wants FaceID or Cellular on Macs."
"Cellular and FaceID on iPads make perfect sense."

The strange 🥨 logic going on over at Apple.
I don't understand why they do what they do on some of this stuff.

…Sensors needed for FaceID can’t be integrated on the lid without added thickness—especially an OLED SKU that’ll primarily reduce thickness even more unless they made breakthrough with their sensors.

Cellular modules may make more sense when they’ve fully transitioned to their own modems.

Similar to how PLX chips got reduced to being enterprise chips, it is not cheap and a lot of red tape enabling such functionality to laptops Apple is avoiding when they have the most seamless way to use a phone’s hotspot in the market dramatically reducing the urgency—especially in the two-factor-authentication world we live in used by the target audience of cellular modules.

 

[jeremyw013]

We need a better App Store with more applications. The hardware is pointless at this point. We don't need more power and nicer hardware. We need more applications. Fix the App Store please

wait until this guy finds out you can get software from places other than the app store. i don't know a single person who gets software from the app store on a mac. it's the exact same concept as windows. most people download apps from the internet, not from the app store.

 

[t0rqx]

Where and who are you buying them from?

Sony's screen market share is irrelevant at this point.

Apple Online BTO.

 

[Gloor]

Dude, its never about market share. Sony's TVs are top and yes, one could argue its due to processing but its not just that. Regardless, Mini LED is still better than OLED.

Where and who are you buying them from?

Sony's screen market share is irrelevant at this point.

 

[vanc]

benefits will include increased brightness, higher contrast ratio with deeper blacks, improved power efficiency for longer battery life, and more.

As for brightness, mini-led screens usually have much higher peak brightness than OLED. The current MBP Pro lineup has peak brightness of 1600 nits with HDR, while OLED screens on some Windows laptops have peak brightness from 400 to 600 nits.

Other benefits seem reasonable.

 

[rxp]

Until Apple has active anti-burn-in techniques I don't want OLED for a screen which is on for most of the day displaying static information like the Menubar and Dock.

Not sure how big an issue that is. My xps 15 from 2019 has a 4k oled. I still use it daily and no burn in. That's an older panel compared to 2026 too

 

[darngooddesign]

Not sure how big an issue that is. My xps 15 from 2019 has a 4k oled. I still use it daily and no burn in. That's an older panel compared to 2026 too

Unlike MacOS, Windows' menubar is attached to the application windows, and therefore don't stay in the same position on screen long enough to cause burn-in, but I wonder if you hid the task bar would you see some of that ghosting. Hopefully MacOS will have some kind of burn-in protection, like pixel shifting, to negate what's one of the main potential negatives associated with OLED.

 

[BeefCake 15]

Dude, its never about market share. Sony's TVs are top and yes, one could argue its due to processing but its not just that. Regardless, Mini LED is still better than OLED.

Market share is how users vote with their wallets and they don't mfg. their own TVs/screens but outsource it.

 

[Gloor]

I don't think you understand market dynamics and what it means to be the 'best'. Usually, the best products often don't have the biggest market share. Simple example - Rolls Royce is considered one of the best (if not the best) but they hardly have any meaningful market share.

Just because most people drive Toyota doesn't meant that Toyota is the best. Its often price that is a factor (among other things).

So my example of Sony was to portray how OLED is not the right way to go as even Sony is seemingly abandoning it.

Market share is how users vote with their wallets and they don't mfg. their own TVs/screens but outsource it.

 

[AgentAnonymous]

OLED displays are a complete downgrade over MiniLED and are not brighter. Low brightness is a primary weakness for OLED which is why they're bad for HDR. They also have burn-in issues and worse color.

It's a terrible tech and I avoid it whenever possible, but is decent for lower end devices and where battery life might be a concern.

Please fact check these articles before writing them.

 

[darngooddesign]

OLED displays are a complete downgrade over MiniLED and are not brighter. Low brightness is a primary weakness for OLED which is why they're bad for HDR. They also have burn-in issues and worse color.

It's a terrible tech and I avoid it whenever possible, but is decent for lower end devices and where battery life might be a concern.

Please fact check these articles before writing them.

Tandem OLED like Apple uses on the new iPads is supposed to be at least as bright as MiniLED.

I found this example on Reddit.

 

[BeefCake 15]

I don't think you understand market dynamics and what it means to be the 'best'. Usually, the best products often don't have the biggest market share. Simple example - Rolls Royce is considered one of the best (if not the best) but they hardly have any meaningful market share.

Just because most people drive Toyota doesn't meant that Toyota is the best. Its often price that is a factor (among other things).

So my example of Sony was to portray how OLED is not the right way to go as even Sony is seemingly abandoning it.

ok, we're talking about a commodity product not a niche line of now BMW....Sony TVs compete with other commodity TV mfg. and sales like Samsung, LG and others. They're not a niche or a very exquisite taste specialty as a Rolls Royce.