These 5 Apple Products Will Reportedly Be Upgraded With OLED Displays

Friday January 16, 2026 7:07 pm PST by Joe Rossignol

Apple plans to upgrade the iPad mini, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, iMac, and MacBook Air with OLED displays between 2026 and 2028, according to DigiTimes.

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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously reported that the iPad mini and MacBook Pro will receive an OLED display as early as this year, but he does not expect the MacBook Air to adopt the technology until 2028 at the earliest.

A new iPad Air is expected to be released this year, but Gurman said it will have an LCD display. He expects a subsequent iPad Air model to have an OLED display, suggesting that the device will not adopt the technology until at least 2027.

Last month, the South Korean publication The Elec reported that Apple is planning to release a 24-inch iMac with an OLED display in 2027 or 2028.

All in all, here is when each device is expected to get an OLED display:

iPad mini: 2026
MacBook Pro: Late 2026 or 2027
iPad Air: 2027
iMac: 2027 or 2028
MacBook Air: 2028

OLED displays have better overall image quality compared to LCD displays, thanks to richer colors and higher contrast ratio with true blacks.

All of the new iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad Pro models that Apple sells today already have OLED displays, while the Apple Vision Pro has micro-OLED displays.

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Top Rated Comments

wikiverse

10 months ago

OLED displays have better overall image quality compared to LCD displays, thanks to richer colors and higher contrast ratio with true blacks.

And they also have a major problem with achieving brightness - particularly as the screens age. Pumping more power through OLEDS makes them degrade faster, because they're organic.

My current laptop is a 2017 MBP. It gets just as bright as a brand new MBP, despite having many hours of daily use for almost 9 years. I've yet to see an OLED display achieve that on any device.

Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Apple_Robert

10 months ago

Theyll keep ipad mini at 60hz oled to protect the ~12 people still buying ipad pros lol

Lots of people buy the iPad Pro. There is no reason to put down the device or the people buying.

Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)

justanotherdave

10 months ago

I keep saying this but I want an iPad Mini Pro or at least one with a better/brighter display.

Would make an excellent monitor for my video rigs.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

hieranonymous

10 months ago

I feel like, at one point, Apple was hoping to jump straight from miniLED to microLED, but the latter technology is still insanely expensive and prone to low production yields. Didn’t they pour billions into R&D via their LuxVue acquisition?

Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)

zenmacx

10 months ago

I agree 100 percent. I could’ve upgraded to the newest iPad Pro M5 but I’m keeping my iPP M1 for said reasons. Its mini LED is still like day 1, it only needs a new battery (ok after 5 years). The OLED is a built-in part that degrades noticeably over time.

LCDs do not face burn-in issues like OLED displays. They typically have better more consistent brightness performance.

The higher price of OLED and somewhat shorter lifespan is a huge benefit for Apple. It insures that customers will need replacements sooner, increasing the company's profits. Apple wins every time.

Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)