Like the iPad Pro: Tandem OLED in notebook size from LG
Apple is apparently planning to install extra-bright OLED screens in MacBooks like the iPad M4. A suitable product is now available from a South Korean supplier.
Apple iPad Pro M4.
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Following the introduction of the iPad Pro M4, whose OLED screen was very well received in tests, Apple is also preparing to switch to organic light-emitting diodes for its MacBooks. It is unclear whether this will happen this year, but there are initial indications from the manufacturer's main suppliers. LG Display, Apple's main supplier of panels alongside Samsung, has now presented a tandem OLED component that could fit well in a MacBook. Tandem OLEDs combine two panels, which greatly increases the luminosity - the technology is also used in the iPad Pro M4.
Configuration for 13-inch notebooks
A press release from LG Display states that mass production of the "first tandem OLED for laptops" has begun. The new standard panel achieves a resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels (WQXGA+ format), achieves 100% representation of the DCI-P3 color standard and reproduces HDR images with "True Black 500" certification from VESA.
The panel is currently intended for 13-inch notebooks. Power consumption is said to have been reduced by up to 40 percent compared to conventional OLEDs with just one layer. LG Display's marketing plans include "AI laptops" (i.e. models such as Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs) and "regular laptops". According to LG Display, it has also succeeded in integrating a touch sensor directly into the tandem OLED, as we know it from the iPad - but Apple is unlikely to be interested in this for the Mac, at least for the time being.
It has to be a bit more for Apple
As exciting as it is that LG Display is now selling a tandem OLED for notebooks: Apple is unlikely to go for an off-the-shelf panel like this. Instead, the company always has its screens customized by major suppliers such as LG Display or Samsung Display according to its own configuration requirements. In addition, there is currently no 16-inch version, which would be necessary for the MacBook Pro alongside a 14-inch version if Apple were to stick with the current form factors.
It is therefore likely that those interested in the OLED MacBook Pro will have to wait until next year. In the fall, Apple is likely to switch to the new M4 SoC for its professional notebooks - a presentation is expected in October. Currently, M4 chips are only available in the iPad Pro.
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