TrendForce’s newest report initiatives that Apple will ship between 4.5 and 5 million OLED iPad Pros this yr. That’s the 11-inch and 13-inch mixed, and it is a decrease gross sales quantity expectation than their LCD and mini-LED-equipped predecessors.
TrendForce notes that regardless of the diminished cargo projection, the transfer to AMOLED on medium-sized units is a significant milestone for the trade.
The report expects AMOLED tablets to hit 9 million items in 2024, about 7% of the pill market.
Sales projections apart, the sheer technological innovation behind the shows of the brand new iPad Pros is spectacular. Apple went with “tandem OLED displays”, which means that they’re two OLED panels layered on prime of one another to enhance the brightness. They promise up to 1,000 nits full-screen brightness for SDR content material and up to 1,600 nits for HDR.
TrendForce notes that the tandem expertise is an important interim answer to improve each efficiency and longevity till OLED effectivity breakthroughs are achieved in the close to future.
The report continues that whereas OLED panels are complicated and laborious to manufacture, particularly at this measurement, capacities, and improved yields are anticipated after 2026.