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Report: OLED MacBook Pro to Launch This Year

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Apple's first MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will launch in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to Korea's The Elec.

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Samsung Display will reportedly begin mass production of eighth-generation ‌OLED‌ displays for the device in May. Samsung is planing to ship two million of these displays to Apple by the end of the year. The panel will be sent to Foxconn from the third quarter of 2026 for assembly into the final machines.

Some components for the device are said to still be in development, since Apple has been changing the design of some parts to reduce manufacturing costs. China's BOE is also hoping to supply Apple with ‌OLED‌ displays for the ‌MacBook Pro‌, but only unit with Samsung displays will be available this'd s year.

The fourth quarter of 2026 runs from October to December. The ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ is expected to feature 14- and 16-inch display size options, M6-series chips, and the first complete redesign of the device since 2021.

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neuropsychguy
22 weeks ago

Amazing way to shorten upgrade cycles since the OLED display will experience burn in after 3-5 years.
Burn in on OLED isn't really an issue any more. The '3-5 year cycle' hasn't really applied to high-end panels for a while. With Tandem OLED tech (which Apple already debuted in the iPad Pro and will probably use with the MBP), the work is split between two layers. It significantly delays degradation of the organic components. For most users, the battery will likely wear out long before the screen shows any ghosting. It's unlikely there will be anything noticeable for at least 7 years. Then maybe some dimming during years 8-12 (peak brightness might be 20% less). Beyond that it's possible there will be ghosting.

Now, there could be ghosting sooner if people left the screen on all the time with static elements and high brightness, but who's doing that on a laptop?

So yes, this could be a shorter potential lifespan than a classic LED screen, but how many people are going to use the laptop for 12+ years? If using longer than that, people could deal with the potential ghosting and dimming (these are already bright screens so they will still be usable), or could use an external monitor.
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NJRonbo
22 weeks ago
Been holding on to and resisting upgrade of my M1 MacBook Pro for this very moment. Hope we don't have to wait until 2027 for the Max chips.
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AFPoster
22 weeks ago
I'll upgrade my M4 Max immediately to OLED.
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NJRonbo
22 weeks ago

Most say that they want to upgrade to OLED as soon as it comes out. I will buy the M5 instead and wait until they fix the predictable problems with OLED, which will take a few years. I have an OLED display at home and do not want to deal with the downsides on a MacBook.
OLED is not new technology. And it's not new for laptops. I think the predicatable problems will always be there or have been worked out already. It's basically the same technology as smart phone displays.
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benface
22 weeks ago
Yes but will it have CELLULAR?
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lowkey
22 weeks ago

Been holding on to and resisting upgrade of my M1 MacBook Pro for this very moment. Hope we don't have to wait until 2027 for the Max chips.
Same here. My 14” M1 MBP has been a great machine but I’m looking forward to a slightly less bulky mobile.
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