Apple is currently producing final prototypes of the iPad with an OLED display, a device focused on lightweight design and improved image quality, according to ET News. The prototypes are reportedly being produced with South Korean display partners Samsung and LG Display, and Apple has already begun a series of tests on them.
Apple is also believed to be developing a special coating to improve the durability of the display, the strength of which is determined by its thickness.
Sources indicate that Apple is focusing on giving the OLED iPad a lighter design and “unparalleled image quality,” in part because of a dry etching process that significantly reduces the weight of the display. The company didn’t use this etching process to make the iPhone’s OLED panel lighter because it was good enough to reduce weight compared to previous iPhones with LCD displays, and also because it would have led to increased costs, which means the new panelist manufacturing technology will appear on the iPad first.
The first OLED iPad models are expected to include the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and rumors are that these devices will be launched in 2024.
