Omdia updates its Apple laptop and tablet adoption forecast, with new devices arriving in 2026 - and Apple's first foldable laptop by 2028

Omdia has updated its Apple iPad and Macbook display roadmaps, with new forecasts and information about Apple's OLED adoption plans in its IT product lines. 

According to Omdia, Apple's iPad Mini will get a 8.4-inch LTPS OLED display in 2026. In 2027, Apple will also introduce OLED displays in its iPad Aid models (11-inch and 13-inch). In 2028 Apple will revamp the OLED displays in its iPad Pro models, offering a tandem architecture, polarizer-free OLED design and LTPO backplanes.

 

Turning to laptops, Omdia believes that Apple's first OLED MacBook Pros will debut in 2026, on both the 14.3-inch and 16.3-inch models. These will be tandem AMOLED displays, on Oxide TFTs. The first MacBook Air OLED laptop will arrive in 2028.

Finally, according to Omdia, Apple is developing its first foldable OLED laptop device, that is planned for 2028 - with a large 18.8 foldable display.

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Posted: Dec 07,2024 by Ron Mertens