According to a recent report from research firm TrendForce, Apple plans to stop all production of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED backlight in 2024.
Based on previous reports, Apple is preparing to launch an iPad Pro model with a 13-inch OLED screen next year. The similar 12.9-inch iPad Pro won’t remain in the lineup with a price cut after that model launches.
Mini LED laptop shipments are expected to decline by approximately 39% year-on-year. At the same time, as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is expected to be discontinued in 2024, shipments of Mini LED tablets are expected to decline by approximately 15.6% year-on-year, making these two products the only applications expected to decline.
In December 2022, display industry analyst Ross Young said the 12.9-inch iPad Pro would be replaced by a slightly larger 13-inch OLED model.
Subsequently, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman also said that the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models will be released next year and will use OLED displays, M3 chips and aluminum Magic Keyboards.
OLED technology will enable the next-generation iPad Pro to have higher brightness, contrast, color accuracy and lower power consumption than existing models with LCD panels.
Ross Young said that Apple will use a very thin hybrid OLED display that combines flexible and rigid materials, which may make the next iPad Pro design even thinner and lighter.
Existing iPad Pro models support ProMotion variable refresh rate, allowing adjustment between 24Hz and 120Hz, while new OLED models may further reduce the lower limit of the refresh rate to 10Hz or lower, thus helping to improve battery life (Note: iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro can reach a minimum of 1Hz).
In addition to the two iPad Pros mentioned above, Apple is expected to update the iPad Air, iPad mini and entry-level iPad in 2024, but these models are unlikely to use OLED screens, and most likely they will just upgrade the chips.
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