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Apple Studio Display XDR Reviews: 'Great Improvement' Over Pro Display XDR, Some Shortcomings Compared to OLED
With the Studio Display and Studio Display XDR set to launch on Wednesday, members of the media have started publishing their reviews of the new display options.
According to The Verge, the Studio Display is the same panel as the prior model, but with an upgraded camera, speakers, and ports. The brightness is the same, and there appear to be no other changes to the display quality.
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MacBook Pro Mini-LED vs. OLED Buyer's Guide: Every Difference
Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display features tandem OLED technology, touchscreen input, the Dynamic Island, and a thinner, lighter design. It joins the existing Liquid Retina XDR models introduced in March 2026, with both versions offering the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
The PROLED models carry a $400 starting-price premium across equivalent sizes and chip tiers. The 14-inch M5 ...

Apple's Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro: Everything We Know
Apple is working on a high-end MacBook Pro, and it's nearly ready to launch. It will have several firsts in a Mac, including an OLED display and a touchscreen.
Design
Apple hasn't redesigned the MacBook Pro since the launch of the M1 Pro and M1 Max models in 2021, so it's due for a new look. The new MacBook Pro is expected to feature some minor design changes. There's only so much you can...

MacBook Ultra: Everything We Know About Apple's OLED Touchscreen Mac
Apple is working on a high-end MacBook Pro that could be called the "MacBook Ultra." The device will have several firsts in a Mac, including an OLED display and a touchscreen.
The "Ultra" name isn't a sure thing, because Apple could also continue to call the device the MacBook Pro and make it a high-end model in the Pro lineup. There are rumors of other "Ultra" devices in the works like...
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The MacRumors Show: OLED MacBook Pro, iPad Mini 8, and More
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple's newly announced OLED MacBook Pro, iPad mini with A20 Pro, and M6 versions of the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro.
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The MacBook Pro gains a tandem OLED display with touch support for the first time. Available in 14- and 16-inch sizes, the "PROLED XDR...

How Accurate Were Rumors About Apple's OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro?
Rumors about Apple's work on a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro started in 2023, when Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said there would be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and a touchscreen, but OLED rumors date back even further.
We heard a lot about the new Mac over the last few years, and we thought we'd take a look back to see what was right and what was wrong.
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OLED MacBook Pro vs. Mini-LED MacBook Pro: Size and Weight Compared
The OLED MacBook Pro models look a lot like the prior mini-LED MacBook Pros, but Apple did make some design updates. The new machines are slightly thinner and lighter, and the 16-inch model has a larger display thanks to slimmer bezels.
The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro lists a 16.3-inch display, up from 16.2 inches. The 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro still has the same 14.2-inch display.
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Apple Announces OLED MacBook Pro With Touch Display
Apple today announced a new high-end MacBook Pro, which is available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. The new device has a PROLED XDR display that supports touch gestures, and a glowing rear Apple logo.
Pricing on the MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
Apple says the MacBook Pro has the "world's best display in a pro laptop." The PROLED...

OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro Could Start at $2,899
Apple's 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip could be $400 more expensive than the current model, reports Bloomberg. Apple has "discussed" charging $2,899 for the upcoming M5 Pro model. The current M5 Pro MacBook Pro starts at $2,499.
The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro could start at $3,399 if it gets the same $400 price increase, though Bloomberg suggests the larger version might be ...

OLED iPad Mini: Pre-Orders and Release Date
Apple's all-new OLED iPad mini will be available to pre-order starting on Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app in 36 countries and regions, with availability starting Friday, November 6.
In the U.S., pricing for the 128GB configuration starts at $699 or $58.25 per month for 12 months for the Wi-Fi model, and $849 or $70.75 per month for...

OLED iPad Mini Fast Charge Needs a 35W Adapter, Sold Separately
Apple's new iPad mini is fast-charge capable, but not with the adapter in the box. Apple's specifications say the device can reach up to a 50% charge in around 30 minutes when used with a USB-C power adapter capable of providing 35W or higher, but they are sold separately ($59) – the iPad mini comes with a 20W USB-C power adapter.
The new OLED-equipped iPad mini features an 18.9-watt-hour...

OLED iPad Mini Starts at $699 After Second Price Hike This Year
Apple today announced the first OLED iPad mini, and it carries a pretty hefty price increase compared to just a few years ago. The new model starts at $699, up $100 (or 17%) from the $599 starting price of the previous generation model.
It's hard to believe now, but the previous-generation iPad mini kept its $499 price in 2024 even when Apple doubled base storage to 128GB. But then earlier...

512GB OLED iPad Mini Gets Extra CPU Core and Dual Neural Engine
Apple's tech specs for the new iPad mini reveal that the 512GB model ships with a different version of the A20 Pro: a 6-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, plus a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The 128GB and 256GB models meanwhile get a 5-core CPU (two super, three efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Engine.
All three models share a 7-core GPU, Neural Accelerators, and...

OLED iPad Mini Pre-Orders and Release Date Announced
Apple today announced the biggest iPad mini update yet, bringing OLED to its smallest tablet for the first time. The new model features an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro chip, and IP67 water and dust resistance housed in a 5.4mm thin design. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, with availability starting Friday, November 6.
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New iPad Mini Still Lacks ProMotion Despite Upgrade to OLED
Apple's new iPad mini gains an 8.5-inch OLED display, but still lacks ProMotion, with the technology noticeably absent from Apple's announcement and technical specifications.
The iPad Pro has an OLED display and supports adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz for smoother scrolling and animations. The new iPad mini's display upgrades instead include deeper blacks, up to 1,200 nits of peak ...

Apple Announces New iPad Mini With 8.5-Inch OLED Display, A20 Pro Chip, and More
Apple today announced a new iPad mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, a nano-texture display option, a thinner and lighter design, an A20 Pro chip, a new Acoustic Display audio system that eliminates speaker holes, IP67-rated water and dust resistance, a landscape front camera, Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, and more. Altogether, Apple says this amounts to the iPad...

MacBook Pro's Switch to OLED Could Spell Trouble for Mini-LED Industry
Apple's expected switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro will help accelerate a sharp decline in mini-LED laptop displays, with annual panel shipments forecast to fall roughly 75% between 2025 and 2027, according to Counterpoint Research.
Apple's MacBook Pro models have used mini-LED displays since 2021, but Counterpoint expects notebook panel shipments using the technology to drop 38% in 2026...

OLED MacBook Air and iMac Remain in Testing
Apple is testing OLED displays for future MacBook Air and iMac models, though both upgrades remain some way off, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his latest "Power On" newsletter.
The next refreshes of the devices are expected to retain LCD displays. Gurman anticipates a new iMac to arrive this week and a MacBook Air refresh in early 2027, but offered no time frame for either...

Apple Reportedly Announcing New MacBook Pro With OLED Touchscreen on Wednesday
Apple plans to unveil 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays on Wednesday, October 28, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Those invited to Apple's "Pro and tell" experience in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on that day will likely receive hands-on time with the laptops after they are announced in a press release.
In his Power On newsletter today,...

OLED MacBook Pro Won't Get M7 Chips Until Late 2027
Apple is "pretty much done" with M6 chips, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated today on his podcast. Apple debuted the M6 chip in the Mac mini and has plans for an M6 iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, but the company is not planning to make M6 Pro, M6 Max, or M6 Ultra chips.
Apple will instead go from the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra to the M7 lineup. The upcoming OLED MacBook Pro...

BOE's Cracking Glass Problem Threatens OLED iPad Supply Plans
Repeated glass breakages at BOE's new OLED factory have persisted for roughly six months, potentially hindering its attempt to win iPad display orders from Apple, The Elec reports.
The Chinese display maker apparently only recently begun Apple's panel qualification process. According to the report, the manufacturing difficulties could either postpone orders or prevent BOE from securing them. ...

OLED iPad Mini Could Be $200 More Expensive Than Current Model
Apple's upcoming OLED iPad mini will be "considerably more expensive" than the current $599 model, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman referenced his own sources indicating a price hike, while saying his guess is that the new device will cost "something closer to $799."
Aside from a new OLED display, the new iPad mini is expected to feature...

Apple to Launch Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro and OLED iPad mini on October 27
Apple will introduce new OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro models and an OLED iPad mini "on or around" Tuesday, October 27, reports Bloomberg. The launch will also include an M6 14-inch MacBook Pro and an M6 iMac.
The October 27 follows Apple's October 13 debut of a new smart home hub, a revamped Apple TV 4K, and a refreshed HomePod mini. Earlier this month, MacRumors reported that Apple would...

New iPad Mini Rumored to Have 60Hz OLED Display Ahead of Launch
Ahead of the expected imminent launch of the new iPad mini 8, word out of Asia suggests that the device will feature a 60Hz OLED display rather than a ProMotion 120Hz display.
The information comes courtesy of a hit-and-miss tipster running the account "yeux1122" on the Korean Naver blog. "There have been mentions of 120Hz in some overseas reports, but the domestic production quantity has...















