You may start seeing MacBook Pro notebooks with OLED in 2026.
Per a supply chain report, the display technology could arrive for Apple’s flagship notebook in roughly two years’ time. The report includes the iPad Pro, which the report says will triple demand for OLED screens in tablets, and going forward, will influence competitors’ strategies to compete with Apple in this particular market.
Omdia’s Senior Principal Ricky Park offered this opinion in the report:
“Apple is highly likely to incorporate OLED into its MacBook Pro models as early as 2026,. This move could spark a significant surge in OLED demand within the notebook market, potentially reaching over 60 million units by 2031.”
It’s currently unknown if Omdia has any particular insight gleaned from data it has discovered on the release timing, though. OLED MacBook Pro models have been rumored for some time. And, nearly all of those rumors have put it a year or more away, regardless of when the rumor was made.
OLED screens offer higher contrast ratios, require no backlighting, and are thinner and use less power than current displays. Apple has previously been reported to release a MacBook Pro with an OLED screen in 2024.
Apple’s MacBook Pro lines currently use LCD systems, and OLED displays would offer improved response times and contrast ratios. Still, given the higher manufacturing costs associated with OLEDs, transitioning from LCD to OLED might only be considered when substantial consumer demand exists to support it. Apple’s release of the technology on the iPad before the Mac may be to gauge consumer interest in potentially paying more for the technology.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Omdia