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OLED iPad Rumored to Focus on Lightweight Design and 'Unrivaled' Image Quality

Apple is now producing final prototypes of iPads with OLED displays, with the device focusing on a lightweight design and improved image quality, according to ET News.

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The prototypes are reportedly being produced with Korean display partners Samsung and LG Display and allow Apple to undertake a series of tests. Apple is said to be focusing on giving the OLED iPad a lighter design and "unrivaled image quality," partly facilitated by a dry etching process that significantly reduces the weight of the display. The company is also believed to be developing a special coating to increase the display's durability, necessitated by how thin it is.

The first OLED ‌iPad‌ models are expected to include an 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The devices are widely rumored to launch in 2024.

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Top Rated Comments

adamw Avatar
48 months ago
Always great to hear of new iPad models with better screens and lighter weight!
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Abstract Avatar
48 months ago
Is Jony Ive back?

Anyway, I find the current models so thin and slippery that I need a case to make it holdable.

Too thin means there’s nothing to grip!!
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Shirasaki Avatar
48 months ago
15” iPad Pro incoming? There’s no point to reduce the weight (display panel can only go so light) unless a larger iPad is coming and Apple wants to keep the weight in check even on larger displays.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
48 months ago
No notch! It is a winner!
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lazyrighteye Avatar
48 months ago
iPad Air Pro?
Kidding! I’m in the “drop the ‘Air’ moniker from the entire portfolio” camp - which I’m pretty sure is a camp of one. 😜

But a lighter Pro would be welcomed.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
48 months ago
So producing final prototypes but still 2 years away?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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