Per Mark Gurman’s “Power On” newsletter over at Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to upgrade and possibly expand its lineup of external displays designed for Mac and iPad users. The new report, which came out Monday, states that Apple is working on “multiple new external monitors” with Apple Silicon inside, including a new version of the Pro Display XDR.
Apple currently sells two external monitors in the form of its Studio Display and the Pro Display XDR. The Studio Display was released earlier this year and starts at $1,599. The Pro Display XDR retail for $4,999 without a stand.
The updated Pro Display XDR is expected to be paired with the Apple Silicon-power Mac Pro. Gurman, however, stated that it’s possible the new Pro Display XDR might not be released until after the new Mac Pro/
It’s been rumored that Apple is developing a new external display with a 7K resolution. The current Pro Display XDR has a 32-inch 6K (6016 x 3384) panel with 218 pixels per inch. A 7K external display from Apple could have a higher pixel density of 245 PPI with a 32-inch screen, or it could keep the same 218 PPI as the Pro Display XDR but on a larger 36-inch panel.
It’s also been reported that each of the new external displays will feature AppleSIlicon chips inside so “the screens rely less on resources from the attached computer.” This shouldn’t come as a surprise, though, as the Studio Display features an A13 Bionic chip inside alongside an intriguing 64GB of storage.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.