Apple plans to bring OLED displays to several more iPads and Macs over the next three years, expanding the technology beyond the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad Pro models that already use OLED panels.
DigiTimes reports that Apple has mapped out OLED upgrades for five products between 2026 and 2029, including the iPad mini, iPad Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac.
The expected timeline currently looks like this:
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- iPad mini: 2026
- MacBook Pro: Late 2026 or early 2027
- iPad Air: 2027
- iMac: 2028 or 2029
- MacBook Air: 2028 or 2029
OLED panels generally provide richer colors, stronger contrast, and deeper blacks than traditional LCD displays, which should improve image quality across these devices.
The iPad Air is expected to use a simpler single-stack OLED panel with an LTPS backplane, which means Apple reportedly plans to keep it at 60Hz with lower brightness than the iPad Pro. The current iPad Pro uses Tandem OLED technology and supports ProMotion refresh rates up to 120Hz.
Apple reportedly plans to keep the entry-level iPad and MacBook Neo on LCD displays, while the company’s plans for a future OLED Studio Display XDR remain unclear.
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