Final week a report from a normally dependable supply instructed us Apple was planning on utilizing leftover Mini LED shows from its current-gen 12.9″ iPad Professional for the upcoming 12.9″ iPad Air. That might have been a really noticeable bump in show high quality in comparison with the current iPad Air mannequin, however the pleasure seems to have been unwarranted.
The exact same Ross Younger of Show Provide Chain Consultants at present shatters our goals by saying the 12.9″ iPad Air won’t in actual fact use Mini LED panels, and as an alternative will simply have a plain outdated IPS LCD like the present iPad Air (pictured beneath).
This transfer has allegedly been accomplished due to the excessive value of the Mini LED screens, although in the event that they’re leftovers speculated to be made for the current-gen iPad Professional, then that should not matter, since utilizing them is healthier than scrapping them, we would assume.
On that word, Younger says a brand new iPad mannequin with – you guessed it – a 12.9-inch Mini LED panel can be launched in some unspecified time in the future between October and December. He is not sure what this can be referred to as, or the place it’s going to slot in Apple’s lineup – it may both be a higher-end iPad Air or a lower-end iPad Professional, or one thing else completely. Solely time will inform.
For now, coloration us dissatisfied to see that the iPad Air line is not in actual fact getting higher show tech. The brand new iPad Air and iPad Professional fashions are anticipated to change into official at Apple’s just-announced occasion going down on Could 7.
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