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TechTabletsThe OLED iPad’s next-gen display might appear first this year in an Honor phoneAn OLED iPad is said to arrive next year at the earliest due to Apple wanting a new type of OLED screen – but we might get a preview in 2022When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
An OLED iPad is said to arrive next year at the earliest due to Apple wanting a new type of OLED screen – but we might get a preview in 2022
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There’s a new plot development in the on-going saga of the firstiPadwith an OLED screen. There have been changing estimates on whenApplewould add OLED to its tablets, and which models would get it, all because Apple wants to use a particular high-end type of OLED that isn’t currently in mass production.
LG Display is said to be able to produce the first ‘tandem’ OLED screens that Apple wants in 2023 (viaThe Elec), whileSamsungDisplay is said to expect to catch up 2024 (viaThe Elec) – with the launch of the OLED iPads coming in 2024.
That last part could be huge: screens are one of the biggest power drains on phones and tablets, so it could mean hours more longevity without changing anything else in the phone compared to other models.
I think that Apple’s focus on using tandem OLED is more to do with brightness and longevity than battery life, though I’m sure that would be a bonus too. The OLED screens on phones, laptops and tablets are much more likely to suffer from burn-in than thebest OLED TVs, because they’re more likely to show static graphics (which are the biggest burn-in danger). The Menu Bar on macOS, the Task Bar on Windows, the time and symbols on any smartphone… these things are the most likely to leave ‘ghosts’ on your screen.
On phones, this has never been called out as a big deal because people change up their phones pretty often. But people keep laptops and tablets for much longer, which means the screen tech needs to stay pristine for just as long. Tandem OLED looks like it’ll be the solution to make that happen, hence Apple’s push to use it on iPads.
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I also suspect Apple is hoping that tandem OLED could match the 1,600 nits of peak brightness that the mini-LED screen in theiPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)– in theiPhone 13, with its OLED screen, it peaks at 1,200 nits. If Apple is to switch from mini-LED to OLED in the iPad Pro, it would probably prefer that none of the specs look worse on paper.
I should note that theSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultrais capable of reaching around 1,700 nits with a non-tandem OLED screen – but phone OLED screens seem to have an easier time with bright HDR highlights than tablets. TheSamsung Tab S8 Ultradoesn’t haveanyHDR capabilities on its OLED screen, reaching 500 nits of brightness only, so it looks like there’s a technological reason Apple needs to wait if wants this option in a large tablet.
In the meantime, we’ve got the newiPad Air 5th Gento hold us over.
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