According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will begin transitioning its devices to mini-LED technology this year, and a new DigiTimes Thursday’s report reiterates Kuo’s expectation that a mini-LED version of Apple’s MacBook Air will arrive in 2022.
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Kuo believes Apple will release iPad Pro models and redesigned MacBook Pros in 2021, followed by a new MacBook Air in 2022, all with mini LED displays and Apple Silicon chips. Today DigiTimes report, citing sources in the supply chain, echoes that general sentiment:
The sources expect that Apple’s 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros and 16-inch MacBook Pro released in 2021 will be equipped with miniLED displays and that miniLED adoption will expand to its MacBook Air products. in 2022.
In addition to a redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro, Kuo said he expects Apple to launch a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with an all-new design at the end of the second quarter or third quarter of this year. Kuo says these MacBook Pro models will come with mini LED screens for more brightness, improved contrast, richer colors, and more.
MacBook Pro models are expected to be the main driver for mini LED panel shipments as they will reportedly get mini LED ahead of the iPad and see a faster growth in shipments.
As a result, Apple is likely to introduce mini-LED as a “Pro” Mac feature, but Kuo believes the company will be able to offset the increased cost as the cost of Apple Silicon chips is significantly lower than Intel’s. processors, allowing it to take the technology further to its most popular MacBook.
Kuo’s optimistic scenario sees the number of MacBook shipments grow 100 percent over the next three years, to 35 million units per year, thanks to the adoption of Apple Silicon and the revamped designs.