This could be the exorbitant and abusive price of the first 13-inch iPad Pro with an OLED screen.
Rumors suggest that Apple will announce two new iPad Pro models with OLED displays in 2024.
At the end of 2022, an interesting rumor began to circulate that Apple plans to release an iPad Pro with an OLED display in 2024. 11 inch and 13 inch versions, in addition to the implementation of the next generation of Apple Silicon processors. If all goes as planned, the arrival of the new iPad Pro will mean a major revolutionary change in the iPad era.
And its launch could happen very soon. The latest information that has reached our ears determines that the iPad Pro with the M3 chip and OLED display will be released in the spring of 2024. So there’s only one year left for the new iPad Pro series to make its stellar commercial. physical appereance.
The price of OLED panels will increase the price of the iPad Pro by 60% to 80%
The revolutionary hybrid OLED panel technology that Apple has requested from Samsung and LG Display will double its price, and as a result, It will increase the market price of the new iPad Pro products of 2024.
A rumor from Apple’s supply chain they obtained from Korean outlet The Elec states that “the price of the iPad OLED that Apple plans to launch next year is likely to exceed two million won.” We’re talking about a 60% to 80% increase over the price of the current generation iPad Pro (2022). Converting two million Korean won currency means: The 11-inch iPad Pro costs over €1,400 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro could cost over €1,800The cost may be even higher without considering import duties.
Apple will pay a much higher cost for Samsung and LG’s OLED panels
This big increase in the price of the 2024 iPad Pro This is due to the cost of development and the cost of materials required for the manufacture of OLED panels.. In addition, as previously reported, Samsung Display will use revolutionary technology in the production of OLED displays in the 6th generation A3 series at its facility in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do. This technology will apply a very thin layer encapsulation process with flexible and rigid OLED (hybrid) panels.
Currently, the base price of the 11-inch iPad Pro 1.049 € and the starting price of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro €1.449. The arrival of OLED technology will be very expensive for Apple, but even more so for consumers in Spain. A real atrocity. What do you think about the possible price of the 2024 iPad Pro? Do you plan to upgrade your tablet when OLED displays become available?
Source: i Padizate
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