So far, Apple has only used OLED panels in the iPhone and Apple Watch. With this year’s iPad Pro, the screen technology is finding its way onto tablets from Cupertino for the first time. But Apple is preparing for the next big leap, and the Mac is also in its sights. But when is the time right? Industry professionals already have an answer to that.

The iPad was just the beginning of an expansion of OLED technology at Apple. After the iPhone and Apple Watch, the manufacturer is now also installing the screen technology in the iPad Pro, improving it and calling the whole thing “Tandem OLED”A groundbreaking decision, as it turns out.

Priority for OLED: First the iPad Pro, then the MacBook Pro in 2026

The industry experts and market researchers at Omdia believe that that Apple will most likely add OLED panels to the MacBook Pro in two years (Source: Omdia).

Ricky Park, Senior Principal Analyst in the Display Research Department at Omdia, says: “It is very likely that Apple will incorporate OLED into its MacBook Pro models as early as 2026. This move could trigger a significant increase in OLED demand in the notebook market, which could reach over 60 million units by 2031.”

The current MacBook Pro – introduced last fall:

It is worth mentioning that the switch to OLED in the iPad Pro alone is expected to triple the demand for OLED tablets in 2024 compared to the previous year. That is how great Apple’s market power is in this area. In the future, it is expected that Apple is gradually introducing the technology to the iPad Air and iPad mini.

Samsung enjoys Apple’s trust

Currently, Apple still relies on the MacBook Pro with 14- and 16-inch displays Mini-LED technologyThe iPad Pro with its 12.9-inch screen also relied on this technology, but now OLED is the trump card and mini-LED is forgotten about in iPads. From 2026, this could also be the case with the MacBook Pro.

As a reminder: Last year, the rumor mill repeatedly speculated about OLED screens in the MacBook Pro. Samsung is expected to invest $3.14 billion in its plant in Asan, South Koreato manufacture such OLED panels for Apple. Such rumors are not new at all; similar reports were already circulating three years ago. However, they have not yet come true.