Upcoming 11-Inch iPad Pro Rumored to Miss Out on Mini-LED Display

[MacRumors]

The upcoming 11-inch iPad Pro will feature the same LED Liquid Retina Display found in the current generation model and not the newer mini-LED display technology found in the larger 12.9-inch size, reliable display analyst Ross Young said today.

Replying in a tweet, Young reaffirmed previous rumors that the upcoming 11-inch iPad Pro will not gain the newer mini-LED display technology, meaning customers who want the more advanced display will need to revert to the larger 12.9-inch size.

Early rumors suggested that for the next iPad Pro update, Apple would expand the mini-LED display it introduced in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro in April 2021 to also the smaller 11-inch size. The Liquid Retina XDR display in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro brings extreme dynamic range to the iPad Pro, offering a "stunning visual experience" with more true-to-life details and HDR.

The 11-inch iPad Pro display is an LED Liquid Retina Display that still has many of the same features as the 12.9-inch size but misses out on the extreme dynamic range, higher brightness, and darker blacks. Young said today he expects the upcoming 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros to feature the same displays as their respective current generation models.

The new iPad Pros are expected to be incremental updates, featuring a new chip and potentially new charging capabilities. The new models will be powered by the M2 Apple silicon chip, offering performance improvements compared to the M1 chip in the current models.

Reputable Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman has reported that Apple is not planning to hold a digital event for these new iPad Pros this month. Instead, Apple is expected to announce the new iPad Pro models in a "matter of days" through a press release and updates on its websites.

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[zedsdead]

Looks like i am sticking with my 2018 model another year.

 

[one more]

If true, there is very little incentive to upgrade. IMO, the screen is one of the most important elements of a device.

 

[Gengar]

We been knew.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Missing out on Mini-LED’s again? Come on Apple.. this is unacceptable.

 

[syklee26]

Mini LED by itself wouldn’t have made me upgrade, so I guess I will take a pass this round.

What happened with iPad Pro ultra size (14.6)? I would love to get my hands on them.

 

[thadoggfather]

No surprise there

The early 2021 M1 iPP 11" was a good buy at launch,

 

[Kylo83]

Seems like a terrible update it can’t just have the m2 and MagSafe, the m1 is over kill anyways, iPadOS can’t even use anything for they power

 

[Sciomar]

Swing and a miss! They know adding mini-LED display to the 11 would eat away at their 12.9 profits.

 

[dannyyankou]

Sorry Apple, you're not upselling me on the 13 inch one. I can wait another year!

 

[Oreon]

Better battery life in the 12.9 would be much appreciated!

 

[terminator-jq]

Long live the 2018 iPad Pro!

In all seriousness, this just makes the iPad lineup super confusing. The gap between the air and the 11” pro is way too small. Adding the mini LED would have given a good reason to upgrade but at this point, it seems like we will be waiting for the M3 generation for a true next gen iPad Pro.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

No reason for me to upgrade my 2021 version then.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Swing and a miss! They know adding mini-LED display to the 11 would eat away at their 12.9 profits.

True but at the same time it'd give people with the current 11 a reason to upgrade. And I wonder if the 11 outsells the 12.9 normally.

 

[originalsk]

Apple used to have a high standard for what you get as a bare minimum. It's embarrassing they do these things, why should the smaller Pro have lower quality display, common. I don't understand why they can't get rid of these annoyances like still having 13-inch not-Pro MacBook "Pro" with touch bar in the lineup or still selling Wifi-only iPad Pros, when GPS+cellular should have been the base standard for Pros years ago.

 

[Diamond Dog]

All these people saying no reason to upgrade from their 2021 or 2018. I'm still not going to upgrade from my 2017 10.5"! Not if there's a chance next year will finally have mini-LED.

 

[Lakersfan74]

Apple would increase the entry price from $799 to $999 for the 11” if it had mini-led. Then it would be too close to the entry $1099 price of the 12.9 so that would have to increase in price. Increasing prices on a device that doesn’t sell that well to begin with isn’t the way to go.

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Just get it on with OLED Apple. Mini-LED is not for me.

 

[Apples Apples Everywhere]

I know nobody wants to hear it but side by side except for certain content I often have a hard time noticing the mini-led difference. My family thinks I’m insane for being able to see any difference whatsoever.

 

[GtrDude]

Excellent!
Just means you can look at it longer without eye strain and headaches and seeing everything blurry when you look up from it like the way it is with the iPhone 14 Pro.

 

[trhoffmann]

Apple uses the same screen technology for its 14” and 16” MacBook Pros, its 6.1 Pro and 6.7” Pro Max iPhones, but not on its 11” and 12.9” iPad Pros. This is inexplicably inconsistent.

 

[Realityck]

I see the end of October rumors is very active just because IPadOS 16.1 and MacOS 13 is getting close to release.

 

[Realityck]

Apple uses the same screen technology for its 14” and 16” MacBook Pros, its 6.1 Pro and 6.7” Pro Max iPhones, but not on its 11” and 12.9” iPad Pros. This is inexplicably inconsistent.

Fair point. Not like they couldn't tweak the 11"/12.9" pricing to compensate for the screen technology to be the same on the next update.

 

[Chiromac81]

What a non update!

Who would update any iPad less than 3-4 year old?

M1 chip is overkill on the iPad Pro with PadOS-M2 is laughable.

Are they gonna have M3 next year on an iPad despite it being gimped with iOS instead of MacOS?!?

 

[mystery hill]

I’m waiting for the iPad Pro M7 with microLED.