Apple’s next iPad mini could have a massive display upgrade in tow, switching from IPS LCD panels to OLED. Apple is apparently currently testing Samsung-made OLED panels for the most diminutive iPad, and it would of course be a very welcome change to see the next iPad mini with an OLED screen.<\/p>\n
It’s been rumored to make its debut in 2026, around two years after its predecessor<\/a> which launched last October. The 2024 iPad mini was also rumored to get an OLED panel<\/a> back in 2023, but that obviously didn’t happen and so the introduction of the new display tech got postponed to the next iteration in the line.<\/p>\n It’s interesting to see Apple go this route, investing in the smallest iPad – this most likely means the iPad mini line is doing quite well, sales-wise. The iPad Air has also been rumored to get in on the OLED action<\/a> in 2026, so next year we might finally see all iPads have OLED screens, aside from the entry-level model which will likely stick with LCD to reach its affordable price.<\/p>\n Speaking of reaching a price point, the iPad mini’s OLED screen will most likely be LTPS not LTPO, and definitely not a Tandem OLED. We’re talking single-stack with decent but not record-breaking brightness, and probably no high refresh rate – that has to keep being a differentiating factor for the more expensive Pros.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/25\/04\/next-ipad-mini-oled\/inline\/-1200\/gsmarena_001.jpg\")
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