The next iPad Pro is facing a supply shortage for its new mini-LED display
Apple’s suppliers are facing production issues with mini-LED displays for the next 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but the eleven-inch model should be unaffected.
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The next AirPods are apparently ready to ship as Apple preps to discontinue AirPods 2
That’s according to a proven leaker, who also expressed their belief that the next 12.9-inch iPad Pro will have at least one exclusive feature compared to the 11-inch version.
The next 12.9-inch iPad Pro may have a thicker body to accommodate a mini-LED screen
This emerging technology incorporates thousands of tiny diodes to illuminate the pixels and enable local brightness zones and other benefits of OLEDs, with much less burn-in.
DigiTimes corroborates Kuo’s expectation that a mini-LED MacBook Air is arriving in 2022
The report corroborates analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s prediction that a mini-LED version of the MacBook Air notebook is set to arrive in 2022.
DigiTimes: 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED display to arrive in the first quarter of 2021
The next 12.9-inch iPad Pro should kick off Apple’s transition to mini-LED displays as Apple works to diversify its supply chain for displays and touch panels.
Kuo: Two redesigned MacBook Pros in 2021, a more affordable MacBook Air in 2022
All three upcoming models of these Apple notebooks are expected to use the company’s own chips and the rumored mini-LED display backlighting technology.
DigiTimes: 12.9″ iPad Pro with mini-LED is coming in early 2021
Also, Apple’s first mini LED-backlit MacBook notebook is reportedly coming in the second half of next year, according to the publication’s supply chain sources.
Kuo predicts the next iPad Pro will file as the first Apple product featuring a mini-LED display
The next iPad Pro will be Apple’s first device to use sophisticated backlighting powered by thousands of tiny micro-LED chips.
Apple adds a second mini-LED supplier ahead of tech’s debut in future iPads and Mac notebooks
For years now Apple has been rumored to have been working with its network of Asian suppliers on the commercialization of mini-LED display technology, and now it seems the company may have already found a way to boost production.
Kuo: Apple may have delayed first mini-LED products into 2021
The global health crisis caused by the coronavirus appears to have prompted Apple to delay adoption of mini-LEDs in the short-term, but investors shouldn’t be worried.
