Here's an interesting article on how some (Android) phones have dealt with flicker, and some techniques for dealing with the PWM issue. https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/what-is-pwm-display-flicker-tips-and-tricks.
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Report: Apple Plans to Bring OLED to Nine New Devices By 2027
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By then OLED is probably going to be bog standard on laptops. And most panels are high quality in the bigger companies laptops anyhow.
Anyone could predict this.
Anyone could predict this.
Lame. Competition already has oled display for 2 years already..
Absolutely horrible rumor. If it comes to pass, goodbye
Depends whether you think OLED is good or bad. To me, this means I should refresh my MBP before it launches with the OLED crap.
Agreed. I’m waiting for the rumors of the replacement for USB-C.
I do get what you’re saying and I love the size of my mini, but I do think they’d likely increase the size overall by a small amount and reduce the bezel. Think of it this way, the iPhone 6 Plus was the largest phone and had a 5.5 sceeen, but the iPhone 12 mini was a 5.8 screen and nearer the size of the normal iPhone 6. So I’m not too mad about this as it’s still a mini device in comparison to the rest of the lineup / industry.
Leave it to Apple to take YEARS to implement something other manufacturers have HAD for YEARS!
Let's all get excited that in 4 years Apple will have OLED displays in their products. Not.
Let's all get excited that in 4 years Apple will have OLED displays in their products. Not.
It began in 2011 (yes, 2011):
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, World’s First Mobile Tablet Featuring Super AMOLED Plus Display
on September 1, 2011And 16 years later, Apple can celebrate that they've caught up with Samsung (and everyone else).
They are starting the transition in 2024. 2027 is just end completion of the process.Bring on the OLED. I look forward to the better displays for Apple devices, but 2026 or 2027 seems like a long time to wait
Thank god we already know for 7 years that this will be a very brief moment before they switch to MicroLED.
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Apple May Use OLED Only Briefly Until Micro-LED Displays Are Ready
While several rumors point towards Apple releasing its first iPhone models with OLED displays next year, the head of LCD manufacturer Innolux Wang...
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That secret MicroLED lab in Taiwan is so secret that Apple has been trying to find it for over a decade 🫥
First go to the secret AppleCar facility, and take four lefts in a row. There you are!
Same. iPhones have been giving me headaches for years. So glad I bought a 2022 iPad Pro so I could get the last good model before they make it OLED.
I'll be in the market for a new MBP next year, most likely. I really hope I can make my current one last until the final LCD 14" drops.
Every OLED display they have for sale today (or has been for sale in the past 7 years) uses PWM and is not flicker-free. Why should we expect their new products to be any different?
Maybe Apple will stop calling it mini at that point. Maybe it will just be iPad Air 8.7” and iPad Air 10.9?
I think Mini-LED was always considered a stopgap until either OLED or Micro-LED took over.