Apple's upcoming display technology: OLED in the iPad mini, LTPO3 in the iPhone?
Apple is apparently planning to convert several display technologies in well-known products. Inspiration comes from its own devices.
Apple Watch Series 10 with new display: Soon also in the iPhone?
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Apple is apparently planning several innovations in display technology in the coming years. This has been reported by industry sources from Asia and a display expert from the USA, who has often been right about Apple technology in the past. The changes concern both an iPad model and certain iPhones.
OLED for everyone, including Apple's little ones
Apple introduced a rather minimalist update with the iPad mini 7 in October. Thanks to the new A18 Pro SoC, the compact tablet is now capable of Apple Intelligence, more storage space can be configured, there is support for the Pencil Pro and the jelly scrolling problem has apparently also been fixed. However, no changes have been made to the form factor or screen technology. Apple is apparently planning to do this later, according to Ross Young on X. The display industry analyst believes that the next model will be equipped with an OLED screen, as previously only seen on the iPad Pro M4.
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This would have several advantages. Apple could make the tablet even (slightly) thinner, increase the battery life and optimize the screen brightness and contrast. The currently installed LCD technology doesn't offer any of this; it can't even do HDR. However, it remains unclear when we can expect an iPad mini 8 with OLED. If Apple sticks to its lame update cycle, it will probably be 2026 at the earliest. However, Apple has released new iPad minis every year before, but that was from 2012 to 2015. Then came 2019, 2021 and finally 2024.
LTPO3 for the iPhone for better readability
For the iPhone, on the other hand, Apple allegedly wants to use technology that has so far only been used in the Apple Watch Series 10: the third-generation low-temperature polycrystalline silicone (LTPO3) helps to improve the energy efficiency of the screen when it is rarely refreshed, for example in always-on mode.
The electronics trade journal The Elec from South Korea believes that Apple will switch from LTPO2 in the iPhone 16 Pro to LTPO3 in upcoming iPhone models –, although not yet with the iPhone 17. This allegedly also helps with the overall brightness of the screen and could increase viewing angle independence, which is very helpful with the Series 10 in watch mode.
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