Apple to switch five products to OLED displays, OLED panel for MacBook Pro goes into production

The MacBook Pro is expected to be equipped with a tandem OLED display soon. (Image source: Daniel Korpai)

The first MacBook Pro with an OLED display is now edging closer to release, as Samsung Display is said to have already begun production of suitable tandem OLED panels. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly planning to switch five product lines to OLED.

Hannes Brecher (translated by Jacob Fisher), Published 01/19/2026 🇩🇪

Rumors have been circulating for years that the Apple MacBook Pro will be equipped with an OLED display. According to the latest information from leaker yeux1122, Samsung Display has now opened the factory that will produce the displays for Apple's next-generation flagship laptops.

Hence, the display now seems to be ahead of Apple's timeline. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the MacBook Pro with the Apple M6 Pro and M6 Max will be released earlier than previously expected – rumors indicate a launch towards the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027. With this upgrade, the MacBook Pro is also expected to receive a touchscreen for the first time, while Apple is reportedly fundamentally redesigning the flagship laptop to give it a thinner, lighter chassis and a display with narrower bezels and a punch-hole instead of a notch.

Meanwhile, DigiTimes, reports that the MacBook Pro is just the beginning. Over the next three years, Apple plans to switch four more product lines from LCD to OLED displays, including the iPad mini, which is set to receive an OLED display later this year, the iPad Air and iMac in 2027, and the MacBook Air, which is expected to receive an upgrade to an OLED display in 2028. Apple already uses OLED panels in the iPhone, iPad Pro, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro VR headset. OLED generally enables higher HDR peak brightness, deeper blacks and faster response times.

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DigiTimes | yeux1122 (Naver) | Daniel Korpai (teaser image)

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Editor of the original article: Hannes Brecher - Senior Tech Writer - 19680 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2018

Since 2009 I have written for different publications with a focus on consumer electronics. I joined the Notebookcheck news team in 2018 and have combined my many years of experience with laptops and smartphones with my lifelong passion for technology to create informative content for our readers about new developments in this sphere. In addition, my design background as an art director at an ad agency has allowed me to have deeper insights into the peculiarities of this industry.

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Translator: Jacob Fisher - Translator - 2724 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022

Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.

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