MacBook Ultra OLED Touch Panel to Be Exclusively Supplied by Samsung

Apple volition exclusively trust connected Samsung Display for the accumulation of OLED interaction panels for its redesigned upcoming MacBook Pro models, according to a caller study from Korea-based The Elec.


Citing manufacture sources, the work says that the 14-inch and 16-inch panels volition beryllium produced astatine Samsung's 8.6-generation OLED enactment astatine Asan, successful Korea's South Chungcheong Province. The estimated archetypal proviso is said to beryllium 250,000 panels, and wide accumulation is expected to statesman astir August.

Apple reportedly didn't see LG Display oregon China's BOE Technology Group for sheet improvement owed to output issues, making Samsung the sole supplier.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has repeatedly claimed that 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with an OLED interaction surface are pegged to motorboat successful precocious 2026 to aboriginal 2027. However, his astir caller update connected the substance said that early 2027 is present much likely due to the fact that of the planetary spot shortage.

An OLED sheet with touch-screen enactment is conscionable 1 facet of a large refresh planned for the high-end MacBook Pro models, with different rumored features including M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, a Dynamic Island (i.e., nary notch) and a thinner design. The laptops could person "MacBook Ultra" branding, and macOS 27 volition see a touch-friendly interface acceptable for the laptops.
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