DigiTimes: iPad Pro with miniled screen will be released in the first quarter of 2021 – Tablets and phones – News

The first iPad Pro with a miniled screen will appear in the first quarter of 2021, according to Taiwanese DigiTimes. It would be a variant with a 12.9 “screen. It was previously expected that such a tablet would be released in the first half of next year.

It report from DigiTimes claims to be Apple supply chain for screens and touchscreens is diversifying, so writes MacRumors. The Taiwanese newspaper says Japan’s BOE will be able to make OLED panels for iPhones in the future, while GIS is joining the supply chain to produce touchscreens for both the iPhone and the upcoming iPad Pro. DigiTimes sources state that GIS is working on the touch modules for the iPad Pro 12.9 “miniled screen, which will be released in the first quarter of 2021.

Rumors have been circulating for some time about the arrival of an iPad Pro with a miniled screen. In 2019 already appeared multiple messages about the arrival of Apple products with such a panel, including an iPad Pro. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported earlier that the tablet was still to be released in 2020, but later adjusted this prediction to the first half of 2021. Later, Apple would also equip its MacBook Pro 16 “with a miniled screen.

Miniled displays have the potential to make significant improvements over traditional LCDs. Because the LEDs are relatively small, more can be placed in the backlight, which should improve the contrast, among other things. Local dimming of the brightness must also be more finely meshed with mini LEDs. Research agency Display Supply Chain Consulting suggested earlier this month that by 2021 there will be some 8.9 million units of miniled screen devices on the market.

Tweakers published a review of the current iPad Pro earlier this year

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