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OLED iPad Pro Displays Now in Production, Devices to Ship in April

iamgalt said:
I'll be upgrading my 2018 iPad Pro, but primarily because I need more storage space, the battery life isn't anywhere close to what it used to be, and the screen doesn't display whites very well; they're more of a light yellow. Plenty of reasons to upgrade beyond OLED.
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Yeah, though storage is largely independent of the model year (if there were no new iPad Pro, one could just buy the current one with more storage), and for just the battery you’d simply have the battery exchanged. Yellow screen is bad, there’s always a panel lottery unfortunately. The combination of those is a reason to upgrade, but all of those are unrelated to the new model.
 
MilaM said:
I actually look forward to a more performant CPU coming from an 2018 iPad Pro. And I only use it for browsing and video watching most of the time. It's getting slower and slower, each iPad OS release.

The file system on iPad OS is really **** and I hate to deal with it. It's so complicated and unreliable, especially with all the cloud file providers. This is one of the reason I can't take the iPad seriously as a computer to get work done.
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Your quote of my post is cut in such a way that makes it sound as if I stated that the iPad doesn’t have a proper file system.

I didn’t.

To me the file system has proved not to be an obstacle to anything at all.
I can work with files and folders in the same way I do on my Mac. Indeed I can open-from and save-to the same folders, disks and iCloud-Drive I use on my Mac.

Professional apps are much smarter than they used to be and the option to open and save from/to the system Files app is now ubiquitous.

I mainly work using iCloud Drive and I can seamlessly create, open, change and close the same documents, in the same file structure, on all of my devices, whether they use MacOS or iOS.
On iOS (as on the Mac) I can work on my documents whether or not I am connected to a network, and (as on the Mac) they synchronise with iCloud Drive as soon as I restore the connection.

Absolute non issue.
 
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Wando64 said:
Your quote of my post is cut in such a way that makes it sound as if I stated that the iPad doesn’t have a proper file system.
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Sorry. I just wanted to make clear that I'm writing something about that file system.

I agree that you can get most things done in the Files app. My critique is that many file operations are very cumbersome, and sometimes unreliable. I frequently have issues with third party file providers for example.
 
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My 2018 12.9 IPP has plenty of storage...battery is starting to need more frequent charges, but until iPadOS has some useful features added (like user accounts and better multi-tasking window handling), I'll stick with it a while longer.
 
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klasma said:
Apple is using a new OLED panel technology in the iPad Pro that is more expensive than what Samsung has been using.
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Are they? Did Apple say so or is it just rumors? And this "new" OLED technology is superior to what Samsung uses how?

$1500-$2000?

I spent $254 two years ago for a Samsung S8 tablet with OLED display and it included a Samsung keyboard folio (this after trading in a very old Samsung tablet from years ago). It also came with the Samsung Pen. The display is gorgeous. And it has a microSD slot currently housing a 1TB card that cost $69. I wonder how much an OLED iPad 11" will ultimately cost (with similar capabilities and accessories)?
 
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klasma said:
The 2018 iPad Pro is still extremely fast (I own one). The main reason to switch would be for the OLED screen.
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Yeah my 2018 Pro 11” is still working just fine for my needs. The only way I see myself upgrading is when it finally falls out of support for major OS updates. Even then I’d probably keep it for another year on top of that until some new features compel me to upgrade.

Everything is too expensive now so I’m going to stretch all of my devices longer than I normally do as long as they are working fine. I’m over caring about upgrading my phone/watch every two years.
 
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H.E. Pennypacker said:
What would be really excellent is if the new iPad Pro OLED would be capable of running Mac OS. Would be a game changer. The iPad Pro while an outstanding device is still so limited for what you pay.
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I agree that would be awesome, but we’d have to be discreet. Posting about using MacOS on an iPad Pro in the forums would be open season for arguments about which platform is the best/biggest/more professional/etc. ;)
 
I haven’t decided get new iPad Air or new iPad Pro. It depends price and features etc. I going to wait and see. Can’t wait to upgrade from first generation of iPad Pro 9.7! Longest I ever keep iPad.
 
O.N.Y.X said:
Lucky me, I’m not shy to say no to these prices.

1) there is zero reasons to switch from mini LED to allegedly much more expensive OLED.
2) there is zero reasons to change the size from 12.9 inches to 13 inches (only to have you purchase a new magic keyboard that fits the new size).
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Can’t say I agree with the mini LED vs OLED assessment. Mini LED is great and a huge leap forward, but on any dark scenes, the difference is night and day. If you use your iPad for streaming content, OLED is the clear winner. Whether it’s worth the price premium — well, that becomes a personal decision.
 
dmylrea said:
Are they? Did Apple say so or is it just rumors? And this "new" OLED technology is superior to what Samsung uses how?

$1500-$2000?

I spent $254 two years ago for a Samsung S8 tablet with OLED display and it included a Samsung keyboard folio (this after trading in a very old Samsung tablet from years ago). It also came with the Samsung Pen. The display is gorgeous. And it has a microSD slot currently housing a 1TB card that cost $69. I wonder how much an OLED iPad 11" will ultimately cost (with similar capabilities and accessories)?
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They are: https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4424

I don’t know how much the latest Samsung tablets differ. But it has been reported that the iPad OLED technology described above is more expensive than what Apple uses for the iPhones.

I own a Samsung OLED tablet as well (2019 Tab S6), yes they are very nice. But it’s not what Apple chose to use. And of course Apple is always adding a premium on top.
 
Limitations in iPadOS mean I will not consider any new iPad above the Air. For me, there’s no reason to buy a device that’s more expensive than a MacBook Pro and can’t do as much. If others feel differently, fantastic. Go for it.

Also, I really don’t care about an OLED screen. I’ve spent a career in media - including television. I can recognize what OLED screens bring to the table. It’s just that I don’t think they’re worth the expense and burn-in issues. The truth is, I’m typing this on a 10th-generation base iPad right now. And the screen is fine.

What I’d like Apple to do is focus on weight reduction in iPads - particularly with the namesake Air. Currently, all iPads of the same approximate screen size are within a tenth of a pound of each other.

I’d also like Apple to improve the response time of iPad virtual keyboards. Currently, as with the very first iPads, the keyboard can’t quite keep up with one’s typing.
 
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pinkkie said:
That would be the 2017 iPad Pro.
>still the old comfortable to hold design
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As someone with a 2016 Pad Pro, I strongly disagree that it's comfortable to hold without a case. There's a sharp lip around the edge of the device that's always made it unpleasant to the touch for me. I'm definitely looking forward to a flat-edged 2024 model.
 
I haven't owned an iPad since I had a 2016 iPad Air (a device I later gave to my mom because I just wasn't using it much). A part of me thinks that it would be foolish to try the same thing again and expect a different result, but at the time my primary laptop was a MacBook Air, and the iPad seemed redundant. Now, I have a 16" MacBook Pro, which is a large, bulky device. It can be especially annoying to travel with (and simply unnecessary; I rarely need the MacBook Pro power while on a trip). So I'm tempted to get an iPad Pro to complement my laptop (and OLED would be very nice to have). I guess if the same thing happens and I find myself not using it, I can always pass it on.

The biggest issue I had with my iPad back in 2016 was not being able to find iPad versions of certain iOS apps and finding websites gimped in some way. It seemed like an awkward in-between, a hybrid of the iPhone and MacBook that didn't have the strengths of either one. But it's been 8 years--it seems to me iPads are much more functional now.
 
klasma said:
They are: https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4424

I don’t know how much the latest Samsung tablets differ. But it has been reported that the iPad OLED technology described above is more expensive than what Apple uses for the iPhones.

I own a Samsung OLED tablet as well (2019 Tab S6), yes they are very nice. But it’s not what Apple chose to use. And of course Apple is always adding a premium on top.
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The article doesn't address how these iPad OLED panels are superior to the cheaper ones (if, indeed, these are more expensive) than what Samsung uses. What are the advantages?

Oddly, LG is doing the OLED's for one size iPad and Samsung is supplying the OLED's for the other size. This will be interesting...reminds me of years ago when Dell would use a couple different manufacturers of LCD panels for the same model laptop and one was crappy and the other was great (usually LG was superior). Fun times ahead.
 
john123 said:
Agreed with the first part but not the second. Blooming concerns are overstated.
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What I meant to say is that the improved contrast of mini-LED doesn’t apply to text. Text still has the same contrast as with regular LCD. Whereas OLED does give you better contrast for text. Whether the blooming bothers you or not is a different question.
 
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dmylrea said:
The article doesn't address how these iPad OLED panels are superior to the cheaper ones (if, indeed, these are more expensive) than what Samsung uses. What are the advantages?
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One advantage is thinness, from what has been reported so far. Conventional OLED panels use two glass substrates, one of which is replaced with TFE in those hybrid OLED panels.
 
aj_niner said:
iPadOS support ends by month 100-112.

So we can use these devices up to 8-9 years.
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True, but the expected M3 iPad Pros to be way faster than say A12X. That also supports hardware decoding of AV1, and its GPU for metal now has Mesh Shading and Ray Tracing. So at the very least web page scrolling should be noticeable smoothly when scrolling fast vertically.
 
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Curious if Apple can surprise us with a fresh design (besides OLED). There is only so much you can do with a big piece of glass 😊
 
MrGimper said:
Genuine question .... Is there anything that even makes the M1 iPad Pro break into a sweat? Probably even earlier ones?

Can't see me replacing my M1 12.9. The mini-LED screen is awesome, and I have an OLED iPhone and TVs.
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I have the same one. 12.9” M1 iPad Pro. It’s perfect as is so you don’t really need OLED. In my case, it would actually be better to save for a higher end MacBook Pro lol.
 
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