Joe Rossignol
The next iPad mini will feature an OLED display, display industry analyst Ross Young said in a social media post Wednesday.
“The next iPad mini will feature an OLED display,” he said succinctly.
Compared to the iPad mini 7 and previous models of the device, which feature LCD displays, the benefits of OLED technology should include increased brightness, higher contrast ratios with deeper blacks, improved power efficiency for longer battery life, and more.
Given that the iPad mini 7 just launched this week, it could be at least a few more years before the iPad mini 8 arrives. While the iPad mini was refreshed annually between 2012 and 2015, the device has only been refreshed three times since then, including in March 2019, September 2021, and this month.
Apple has been gradually transitioning its products to OLED displays, including the iPad Pro earlier this year, so it would make sense for the iPad mini to eventually follow suit. Plus, there have been previous rumors of an iPad mini with an OLED display, making it increasingly likely that such a device is in Apple's plans.
Other devices rumored to get an OLED display include a new iPhone SE next year, followed by the iPad Air and MacBook Pro a few years later.
Young is the CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, and he has a mostly accurate track record when it comes to display-related information for future Apple products. For example, he was the first source to report that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max would feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively, more than a year before the devices launched.
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