10.9-inch OLED iPad announced for early 2022, 12.9-inch iPad Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro could follow

Earlier today, DigiTimes shared a preview of an upcoming report claiming that Apple is working on models of iPad and Mac laptops with OLED displays that could launch from 2022. The full report from DigiTimes is now available and includes several alleged new details about Apple’s plans.

According to the report, the first of these devices to adopt an OLED display will likely be a 10.9-inch ‌iPad‌, presumably an updated version of the iPad Air. The updated iPad is expected to enter production in the fourth quarter of this year with a launch in early 2022. In addition to the 10.9-inch iPad, Apple is also reportedly considering using OLED displays for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. and the 16-inch MacBook Pro.

The sources pointed out that the first device to come with an OLED panel would likely be a 10.9-inch ‌iPad‌, which is expected to begin volume production in the fourth quarter of 2021 for official release in 2022.

The U.S. brand is also reportedly considering adopting OLED panels for its 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ and 16- to 17-inch MacBook Pro slated for release in 2022, but has not made a final decision, the officials noted. sources.

While rumors of OLED displays for Apple’s larger laptops only started surfacing recently, the company has been rumored for some time to switch to mini-LED displays on its iPads and Macs. DigiTimes says the two display technologies will exist side by side, “each targeting different customer groups.”

A number of sources including DigiTimes reported that a 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ with a mini-LED display will arrive in the first half of this year, and DigiTimes says that the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models coming in the second half of the year will also adopt mini-LEDs.