DigiTimes: launch of the MacBook Air mini-LED in 2022

Apple will begin transitioning its devices to mini-LED technology this year, according to Apple analyst ‌Ming-Chi Kuo‌, and a new DigiTimes Thursday’s report reiterates Kuo’s expectations that a mini-LED version of Apple’s MacBook Air is expected to arrive in 2022.

Kuo believes Apple will launch redesigned iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models in 2021, followed by a new MacBook Air in 2022, all with mini-LED displays and Apple Silicon chips. Today DigiTimes report, citing supply chain sources, echoed this general sentiment:

Sources expect Apple’s 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro coming out in 2021 to feature miniLED displays, and miniLED adoption to be extended to its MacBook Air products. in 2022.

In addition to a redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro, Kuo said he expects Apple to launch a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with an all-new design at the end of the second quarter or third quarter of this year. . Kuo claims that these MacBook Pro models will feature mini-LED displays for increased brightness, improved contrast, richer colors, and more.

MacBook Pro models are expected to be the primary driver of mini-LED panel shipments, as they will allegedly gain mini-LEDs ahead of the iPad and see faster growth in shipments.

As a result, Apple will likely introduce the mini-LED as a Mac “Pro” feature, but Kuo believes the company will be able to offset the increased cost because the cost of the “Apple Silicon” chips is significantly lower than the cost of the “Apple Silicon” chips. Intel processors, which allow him to bring the technology to his most popular MacBook later.

Kuo’s optimistic scenario sees MacBook shipments increase 100% over the next three years, to as high as 35 million units per year, thanks to the adoption of “Apple Silicon” and updated designs.