The Cupertino firm would currently test OLED panels made by Samsung for its next compact tablet. This change would constitute a significant step for Apple’s compact tablet, which is still based today on an LCD slab. If the rumor had already circulated for the 2024 model, Apple would have finally chosen to postpone this upgrade, preferring to introduce it into a future more successful version.
The adoption of OLED technology on the iPad Mini would mark an evolution consistent with Apple’s overall strategy, which tends to generalize this display technology through its entire range of tablets. In parallel with the iPad Mini, the iPad Air could also receive an OLED panel from 2026, while the iPad Pro would be the first to cross the course this year, with an expected arrival in 2024.
This rise would nevertheless be done in a segmented way. For cost and differentiation reasons, Apple would opt for an OLED LTPS (LOW-TEMPERATURE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON) technology on the iPad Mini. This type of slab would offer an image quality significantly higher than that of the LCD, with better contrasts and reduced consumption, while remaining more affordable than tandem or LTPO technologies reserved for pro models, which benefit from an adaptive refresh rate up to 120 Hz (promotion). The cooling rate of the next iPad Mini would remain limited to 60 Hz, Apple still reserving promotion technology for its most expensive tablets.
