display analyst Ross Young confirmed today that Apple is developing 11.1-inch and 13-inch OLED iPad Pro models, which will be available in the first quarter of 2024. Yang has previously mentioned that Apple plans to launch new OLED iPad Pro models in 2024, but this is the first we've heard about updated display sizes for the 11.1 and 13-inch models.
With OLED iPad Pro models planned for larger 11.1- and 13-inch screen sizes, we may see slimmer bezels rather than an overall change in device size.
Currently, Apple sells a 12.9-inch mini-LED iPad Pro and an 11-inch iPad Pro with a traditional LCD display, as mini-LED continues to be reserved for higher-end iPad Pro models. With the 2024 update, Apple may complete the unification of screen types between the two iPad Pros.
Apple updated the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models in October 2022 with the addition of the M2 chip, so it wouldn't be surprising not to see another update until 2024. It's unclear whether there will be transitional updates before the transition to OLED, but Apple has no plans to release a mini-LED 11-inch iPad Pro and will instead move the smaller tablet directly to OLED.
Other sources such as The Elec and DigiTimes confirmed that Apple is developing OLED panels for larger devices such as iPad and MacBook models, with the technology expected to be ready by 2024.
Yang previously said that Apple would launch a 14.1-inch iPad Pro in 2023, but he retracted this statement today and said that such a device is no longer in the plan. In other words, a larger iPad is still only a possibility. The Information believes that Apple is designing a 16-inch iPad, and Bloomberg also confirmed that Apple is interested in a larger iPad.
