The iPad Pro 12.9” uses mini-LED, not micro-LED. Those are two completely unrelated technologies, despite the similarity in name.
LED < mini-LED < OLED < micro-LED
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OLED iPad Mini and iPad Air Could Follow 2024's iPad Pro
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LED < mini-LED < OLED < micro-LED
You didn’t read the article right: “Omdia explains that 2024 will mark the beginning of a transition to OLED in its tablet lineup [read: starting with the iPad Pros]. The potential transition to OLED on Apple's two mid-range tablets is apparently part of its OLED strategy from 2026 onwards.”
In other words:
iPad Pros: 2024
iPad Air and mini: 2026
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We’ll see micro-LED in iPhones before we’ll see it in iPads. Since the Watch will get micro-LED in 2025 at the earliest, I wouldn’t expect it on iPhones before 2027 or 2028. And on iPads after that.
If I am not mistaken, Apple were asking Samsung and LG to make multiple-layer OLED panels, with better characteristics and longevity. Hence the delay, most probably. As often, Pros would get it first, then it will gradually trickle down to other iPads.
It’s 2023, OLED isn’t an advanced display
Honestly, I wish Apple would devote some brain matter to coming up with a glare-reducing screen. I'd pay for an upgrade if it had that feature alone.
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I may be in the minority but I don't think the sharpness and contrast of OLED is an acceptable tradeoff for the durability of Mini LED, especially for those of us that keep our devices for over two years.
I have a Samsung OLED tablet from 2019 that I use almost daily, with no display issues so far. I’ve heard from others using a Samsung OLED tablet for over six years without issues. I also haven’t heard about long-term issues from users of an iPhone X, which is six years old as well by now. While LCD is longer-lived than OLED, OLED should be fine for the iPadOS support lifetime.
Darth Tulhu
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I owned Samsung phones until the iPhone 12 Pro. All experienced burn-in. While my iPhone 12 hasn't developed these issues, I RARELY use it at full brightness, and have static images on it for very long. I pop in and out of my iPhone.
An iPad on the other hand, and depending on your use case, would be subjected to long bouts of static images on screen. Even the iPhone 15 Pro is ALREADY getting reports of burn in.
So for me, it's not worth the risk.
They do that on their large monitors but it involves using a laser to blast an anti-glare texture into the screen (Nano-texture glass). The problem is that it is expensive and delicate. You can’t touch it with your fingers so that would be a problem for an iPad.
This OLED junk needs to stop. NOW!
Bring on the micro-LED and life will be good again for people's eyes and headaches.
Like it was before the invention of OLED.
Bring on the micro-LED and life will be good again for people's eyes and headaches.
Like it was before the invention of OLED.
True, we don’t know yet. However, those are our only hope. I wish my iPhone SE 3 and M2 iPad Pro last me long enough, and have a long enough support, to be able to wait until the first microLED devices.
WHAT???
2026 is too far down the tech road to give any credence to such a rumor post. It's all but meaningless.
bruh…. I want it so badly. 😂
I have the 12.9” from 2018 and am itching for a redesign and larger/better display.
6 years later… it’s time.
