12.9-Inch iPad Pro, MacBook Pro With Mini-LED Displays to Launch by 2020-End: Report

Kuo had earlier said six products with Mini-LED displays for release by the end of 2021.

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By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 6 March 2020 19:11 IST
Highlights
  • Apple is reportedly planning to launch a 12.9-inch iPad Pro
  • Multiple laptops also expected to be launched by the end of 2020
  • Mini-LED backlighting for a few models of LCD monitors would be adopted

Apple is reportedly using a ceramic material for the 5G antenna board in its upcoming MacBook

Apple is reportedly planning to launch a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and multiple notebook models with Mini-LED backlit displays by the end of 2020.

The report claimed that the iPhone maker would also adopt Mini-LED backlighting for "a few models of LCD monitors", but it was unclear if that referred to the iMac/iMac Pro or standalone displays, MacRumors reported on Thursday, citing DigiTimes.

Known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had earlier claimed that the company was developing six products with Mini-LED displays for release by the end of 2021 -- 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 10.2-inch iPad, 7.9-inch iPad mini, 27-inch iMac Pro, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro models,

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Kuo had revealed that the iPhone maker was expected to release new iPad Pro models with rear 3D sensing in the first half of 2020. Kuo in a research note with TF International Securities said the iPad Pro models will gain 3D sensing through the rear-facing camera system.

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Apple is expected to use a time-of-flight system, which measures the time that it takes for light to bounce off of objects in a room to generate a 3D map. Meanwhile, the upcoming MacBook may be a 5G-enable MacBook models in the second half of 2020.

The Cupertino-based company is reportedly considering using a ceramic material for the 5G antenna board in its upcoming MacBook, although they cost six times more than metal ones. This would dramatically improve cellular reception and transmission speed.

 

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