According to the market research firm Omdia, Apple should indeed introduce an OLED screen in the next iPad mini between 2026 and 2027. The iPad mini 8 would thus be ahead of the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air, which should adopt this technology in 2027-2028, using single-stack 60 Hz OLED panels.
A less efficient OLED panel
For the eighth generation iPad mini, Apple has therefore decided to switch to OLED while remaining on 60 Hz, which allows a distinction with the Pro range, as on Mac. It’s a shame for customers, but logical to keep the price reasonable. It is almost certain that the current iPad mini 7 will be the last to have an LCD panel.
As for the brand’s computers, Omdia predicts that Apple will equip the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with dual-stack 120Hz OLED panels starting in 2026. These panels feature dual emitting layers, improving brightness and significantly extending the life of the screen. Later, in 2028, the 13.8-inch and 15.5-inch MacBook Air models are expected to switch to single-stack OLED displays. But unlike the “small” iPads, the next “Air” would be entitled to refresh at 120 Hz.
Additionally, Omdia suggests that Apple could introduce an 18.8-inch foldable device with a 120Hz single-stack OLED panel by 2028 or beyond. The famous all-touch MacBook.
The advantages of OLED
As seen on the iPhone and more recently the iPad Pro M4, OLED technology offers benefits such as individual pixel control for superior color accuracy, deeper blacks, improved contrast, faster response times , better viewing angles and a more flexible design.
Several concordant sources
Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), whose forecasts are often accurate, commented on these predictions via (ex Twitter). He says his company’s forecast matches Omdia’s, but with minor differences, including expecting the MacBook Air OLED to feature an oxide backplane rather than LPTO. In other words, it will not be able to go down to 1 HZ for permanent display for example.
