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Apple Expanding OLED Displays to iPad Mini, iPad Air, and MacBook Models

Apple is developing versions of the iPad mini, iPad Air, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air with OLED displays, according to Bloomberg. Apple already uses OLED displays in the iPad Pro, and has plans to expand the technology to additional devices in the coming months and years.

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The ‌iPad mini‌ will get an OLED display as soon as 2026, and improved water resistance is also a possibility.

Apple does not plan to bring OLED technology to the ‌iPad Air‌ in 2026, and the model coming next spring will continue to use an LCD display. While the ‌iPad Air‌ will get OLED at a later date, it probably won't happen until at least 2027.

Eventually, Apple will sell the ‌iPad Pro‌, ‌iPad Air‌, and ‌iPad mini‌ all with OLED displays, but there are no plans to add OLED to the low-cost iPad.

The ‌MacBook Pro‌ will be updated with an OLED display when it is next updated, perhaps as soon as 2026. After adding an OLED display to the ‌MacBook Pro‌, Apple will bring OLED to the ‌MacBook Air‌. Apple has started early work on an OLED ‌MacBook Air‌, but it isn't expected to see a launch until 2028 at the earliest.

The version of the ‌MacBook Air‌ planned for spring 2026 will continue to feature an LCD display.

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Top Rated Comments

mrat93 Avatar
21 weeks ago
120hz on everything or gtfo
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Apple Knowledge Navigator Avatar
21 weeks ago
Wow. That’s OLED of models!

I’ll grab my coat…
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
21 weeks ago
The iPad mini will get an OLED display as soon as 2026, and improved water resistance is also a possibility.

YES

Come to PAPA!

I’m so ready for this!!
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
21 weeks ago
RIP PWM free MacBooks, at least my MBA M4 should see me out for a long time.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Eric_WVGG Avatar
21 weeks ago
jfc not everyone cares about ProMotion. I can't tell the difference at all, and no my vision isn't terrible.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
21 weeks ago

I can't see the iPad mini and iPad Air getting ProMotion, since that is really the big selling point of the iPad Pro. Heck in the iPad Air had OLED and ProMotion I really don't think many people would bother spending more to get the iPad Pro.
Majority of people said the same thing for years regarding base model iPhone. Here we are with the iPhone 17 getting the identical ProMotion screen as 17 Pro. And the 17 Pro series is selling very well. The ProMotion screen is not as much of a differentiating factor as it once was.

Those who need the improved CPU/GPU performance and extra RAM that the MBP provides, they'll buy that.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)