iPad Pro OLED panel maker LG Display has begun mass production of the first 13-inch OLED panel designed for laptops, the Korean company announced this week.
LG Display supplies most of the OLED panels for the latest Apple M4 iPad Pro models, which use a similar tandem structure. Tandem OLED panels combine two stacks of organic layers that emit red, green, and blue (RGB) light, which together offer better durability and performance compared to single-layer OLED panels, such as the one used in iPhones. Apple.
LG has been developing the panels for the automotive industry since 2019 and says the efficiency gains mean they reduce energy consumption by up to 40% and enable up to three times the brightness. By designing the components and improving the structure of the 13-inch OLED panel, LG Display says it was also able to make it about 40% thinner and 28% lighter than existing OLED laptop screens, allowing for a sleek design and greater portability. .
From LG Display’s press release:
The new panel combines comfort and performance with high definition. It boasts a high WQXGA+ (2880×1800) resolution and accurate color expression that meets 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut standard created by the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), allowing high-definition content to be presented with increased clarity.
With OLED’s characteristic self-emitting pixels and infinite contrast ratio, it is also certified as an HDR (High Dynamic Range) True Black 500 Display by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). This confirms its ability to display bright and dark images so well that it enhances their three-dimensionality and produces a display quality that is as close as possible to what the human eye naturally sees.
There are currently no Macs with OLED displays. However, according to a November 2023 report by analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Technology Research, Apple is actively developing an OLED display for the MacBook Air, although the release of an OLED MacBook Pro is expected to come first.
A previous report from BloombergMark Gurman claimed that a new MacBook Pro with an OLED screen could be the first touch-enabled Mac in 2025. Notably, LG Display says it has also inserted a touch sensor inside its latest OLED tandem panels to improve touch performance.
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