Tech analyst Omdia said back in May that Apple is “highly likely” to launch its first OLED MacBook Pro models in 2026, despite some reports suggesting a 2025 launch.
Two more analysts have now voiced the same opinion, stating that Apple will stick with mini-LED screens for next year’s models.
Ming-Chi Kuo deferred to display analyst Ross Young and tweeted that he now agrees that next year’s MacBooks will continue to have LCD screens with mini-LED backlighting.
@DSCCRoss is an expert on displays (not just Apple products). I think the 2025 MacBook Pro will continue to use the mini-LED, Kuo said.
Young reiterated his view: Thanks. I agree with you about 2025 MacBook Pro’s still using MiniLEDs.
Original report from May follows: MacRumors spotted the Omdia report, which aims to predict demand for OLED screens in the laptop market.
Demand for OLED displays in mobile PCs is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 37% from 2023 to 2031. This surge reflects the trend that many brands are increasingly integrating OLED panels into their premium notebooks and tablets, the report stated. The firm noted Apple’s recent launch of the first OLED iPads, which it said will encourage competitors to accelerate the adoption of the technology in their own tablets.
It then made the MacBook Pro prediction. According to Ricky Park, Senior Principal Analyst in Omdia’s Display research practice, “Apple is highly likely to incorporate OLED into its MacBook Pro models as early as 2026. This move could trigger a significant increase in OLED demand within the notebook market, potentially reaching over 60 million units by 2031.”
It was previously reported that a 13-inch OLED MacBook Air is in the works using older technology, while MacBook Pro models would use the same advanced panels that are expected (and have since been confirmed) to be used in the iPad Pro.
A supply-chain report said that a 13-inch OLED MacBook Air is now in development, with Samsung Display set to be the exclusive supplier […]. It appears that MacBook Air screens will be manufactured using 6th-generation OLED technology, while both MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models will get OLED screens made by more advanced 8th-gen kits. It was later reported that Samsung was investing $3 billion in this technology.
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