iPad Pros With 11-Inch and 13-Inch OLED Displays Expected to Enter Mass Production Early Next Year

[MacRumors]

Apple suppliers will begin mass production of new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models with OLED displays in the first quarter of 2024, according to research firm Omdia. The information was shared in a report from Korean website The Elec.

Benefits of OLED technology for iPad Pro displays would include increased brightness, higher contrast ratio, greater color accuracy, and lower power consumption compared to existing models with LCD panels. Apple already uses OLED displays for the latest iPhone and Apple Watch models, excluding the lower-end iPhone SE.

iPad Pro models released in 2017 and later support ProMotion, allowing for a variable refresh rate between 24Hz and 120Hz. The switch to OLED would likely allow for the refresh rate to drop down even further to 10Hz or lower to save battery life. iPhone 14 Pro models can reach as low as 1Hz while in always-on display mode.

Apple will reportedly be using very thin hybrid OLED displays with a combination of flexible and rigid materials, which could allow for the iPad Pro to have a slightly thinner design. The panels will be costly to manufacture, according to Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants, so the next iPad Pro models will likely be more expensive.

The current iPad Pro models were released in October 2022 and feature Apple's M2 chip, support for faster Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, and hover functionality for the second-generation Apple Pencil. iPad Pro updates are often around a year and a half apart, so an early 2024 launch for the next models would make sense.

iPad Pro display sizes are expected to see a slight increase from 11 and 12.9 inches currently to 11.1 and 13 inches with the next models.

Omdia expects the first MacBook Pro with an OLED display to be released in 2027.

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[hch720]

My 2018 iPad Pro is just now starting to show its age. So this will be a nice upgrade.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Wow! 13-Inch OLED Display is an ideal size. I’m ready.

My guess is they will be released in March/April, 2024.

 

[gpat]

April 2023 M3 iPads and Macbook Airs. Sounds reasonable.

 

[GMShadow]

so the next iPad Pro models will likely be more expensive.

I feel like the Pros are already at about the peak price for the hardware. Adding hundreds more is just going to depress sales further.

 

[symphony]

I thought the drawback of OLED is brightness. Micro LED gets quite brighter than other larger OLEDs iirc

 

[erikkfi]

This could be the one I’m waiting for. Too much to ask to get the front camera on a landscape side? And maybe a color? The pros are boring as beige.

 

[Foxglove9]

I’ve been holding out for a new iPad Pro, but reading they might get more expensive maybe I’ll look for deals on the current model near Black Friday instead.

 

[coasterider]

Just in time for my original 1st gen 13” iPad Pro to go on Apple’s obsolescence list.

 

[Bearygoodfries1]

But what about a 15 inch iPad Pro? ☹️

 

[SoldOnApple]

So it won’t be the major form factor refresh, with new Apple Pencil? I have the gen 1 12.9 inch of the current form factor and would like to upgrade, but I’d feel foolish if the iPad Pro after this is a revolutionary new design while I’m atill paying the OLED off.

 

[UltimateSyn]

They may get a price bump, but I highly doubt they’ll get a ~50% price increase like The Elec claimed a few months back.

 

[UltimateSyn]

So it won’t be the major form factor refresh, with new Apple Pencil? I have the gen 1 12.9 inch of the current form factor and would like to upgrade, but I’d feel foolish if the iPad Pro after this is a revolutionary new design while I’m atill paying the OLED off.

Gurman is still saying these 2024 iPad Pros will have a design refresh. I’m not sure how ‘revolutionary’ they can go with a 13” slab of glass.

 

[Marswarrior462]

I guess I’m not buying a MacBook Pro until 2027 then. I’ll just pray that my 16” 2019 one gets supported for another four years. Now I have to worry about my MacBook Pro becoming obsolete within the next four years.

 

[james2538]

This is what will finally get me to upgrade my 11” iPad Pro.

 

[Gengar]

Hopefully they don’t make the iPad Pros any thinner.

 

[Wiesenlooser]

iPad with OLED: Always 1 year away from production
Apple Watch with MicroLED: Always 2 years away from production.

 

[poematik13]

will be upgrading from mini 6 to this

 

[4087258]

The big question is: will Apple offer two display options? …Or only OLED?

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

What happened with the rumors about a 15 inch model?

 

[smithrh]

I thought the drawback of OLED is brightness. Micro LED gets quite brighter than other larger OLEDs iirc

Been taken care of for a while now. My OLED TV will burn my retinas right out if I don't turn down the brightness.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

I thought the drawback of OLED is brightness. Micro LED gets quite brighter than other larger OLEDs iirc

For large OLED tvs yes although the brightness is still very good but iPhone and smaller OLED panels have very high brightness levels. MicroLED is barely affordable and still new so not going into an iPad.

 

[AVBeatMan]

And new cases and keyboards no doubt.

 

[coolbreeze2]

I rather have a Vision Pro than another iPad. I sometimes go weeks without using my iPad. I use my MBP and iPhone and iMac all the time.

 

[UltimateSyn]

Hopefully they don’t make the iPad Pros any thinner.

Don’t really care about thickness but the 12.9” could certainly benefit from some weight savings.