[Software]Apple prepares new MacBook Pro models, iPad tablets and PCs with screens based on mini-LED technology

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Improved contrast level and a wider color palette. These are just some of the advantages of mini-LED technology, compared to conventional LCD or OLED screens.

 
Apple is preparing no less than six products equipped with mini-LED technology: a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 27-inch iMac Pro, 14.1-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, 10.2-inch tablet inch and a 7.9-inch mini iPad.

The information presented by Ming Chi Kuo, an analyst known for his predictions about Apple product launches, does not include exact release dates. The only exception is the new iMac Pro, which is rumored to be launching in Q4-2020, and the 7.9-inch iPad expected this year.

"The research and development of products that incorporate mini LED technology remains unaffected by the COVID-19 epidemic. Visibility for marketing has even exceeded our expectations in our previous report.

 

Apple's trends in the development and promotion of mini LED devices are easier to identify for the next five years. We anticipate that Apple is currently developing six products with mini-LED support (compared to the previous report of only two products), including a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, a 27-inch iMac Pro 27 in 4Q20, a 14-inch MacBook Pro. 1 inch (upgraded from 13.3 inches), a 16-inch MacBook Pro, a 10.2-inch iPad and a 7.9-inch mini iPad in 2020. ”

 

Of particular interest in the published information note is the mention of the 14.1-inch MacBook Pro version, this being the first indication that Apple is preparing a new screen size for the MacBook Pro laptop portfolio.

The new 14.1-inch MacBook Pro would be sold alongside an upgraded version of the 16-inch MacBook Pro.

And the mention of a new ‌iMac Pro‌ is interesting, as Apple has not refreshed its offer of ‌iMac Pro‌ systems since the beginning of 2017.

According to the same analyst, the mini-LED products developed by Apple will appear in the offers between 2020 and 2021, with the mention that the 16-inch and 14.1-inch MacBook Pro models with a mini-LED screen are expected in the fourth quarter of this year.

 

Kuo also said that the mini-LED version of the 12.9-inch "iPad Pro" model, which is expected to be a high-performance option, will be launched in the fall of 2020. Current rumors indicate that this fall the 12.9 inches will come after a spring update of other ‌iPad Pro models, which do not necessarily include mini-LED screens‌.