Manufacturing of OLED shows designed for the next-generation iPad Professional will start in February 2024, the Korea Herald reviews.
Sources accustomed to the matter chatting with the Korea Herald declare that LG Show is ready to provoke OLED manufacturing for the brand new iPad Professional as early as February subsequent yr at their facility in Paju, Gyeonggi Province – a timeframe round three months before beforehand anticipated. The shows are anticipated to be 3 times the value of these utilized in iPhones, which might translate to increased costs for patrons. The knowledge largely corroborates a report from final week.
The present 11-inch iPad Professional is supplied with an LCD panel, whereas the 12.9-inch mannequin options mini-LED backlighting for elevated brightness and a better distinction ratio. OLED expertise would remove the necessity for backlighting, with advantages together with even increased distinction ratio with deeper blacks, decrease energy consumption, and extra. Apple is predicted to make use of very skinny hybrid OLED shows with a mix of versatile and inflexible supplies, which might enable the following iPad Professional fashions to be barely thinner.
Apple is reportedly in search of round 10 million OLED panels for the iPad in 2024. LG is predicted to provide round 60% of the OLED panels, with the remaining portion equipped by Samsung, which is predicted to deal with the 11-inch mannequin solely. Manufacturing of the panels for the next-generation iPad Professional is predicted to assist LG Shows’ monetary restoration subsequent yr. LG and Samsung are mentioned to be at present finalizing value negotiations with Apple.
Along with OLED show expertise, the next-generation iPad Professional fashions are anticipated to function barely bigger screens, the M3 chip, and a redesigned Magic Keyboard accent.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects the brand new iPad Professional fashions to launch within the second quarter of 2024, which runs from April to June. This timeline broadly aligns with the newest rumor from the Korea Herald.
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