Simply while you thought we have been going to get via the 12 months and not using a actually juicy iMac rumor, in comes a report from Korean publication The Elec. In keeping with its report, Apple has positioned “Requests for Info” with Samsung Show and LG Show concerning OLED shows that might be used for a future iMac.
An RFI is principally when an organization asks suppliers to supply specs and different particulars a couple of half that the corporate wants for product improvement. In keeping with The Elec, Apple has acknowledged in its requests that it’s searching for a 24-inch OLED show that gives 218 pixels per inch density and 600 nits of brightness. That’s the identical measurement and density as the present LED-based iMac show, however with larger brightness.
Nevertheless, there’s one huge caveat that The Elec factors out: “RGB OLED expertise able to reliably mass-producing 20- to 30-inch shows has not but been developed.” Mass manufacturing has been for a lot smaller shows, so if Apple proceeds with an OLED iMac, suppliers must develop a producing course of to create the shows, which can take a while.
The Elect studies that Apple may full improvement of the OLED iMac by 2027 or 2028. If every thing goes as scheduled, the OLED iMac would ship in 2027 on the earliest (if improvement finishes within the early a part of the 12 months). However extra seemingly it might be obtainable in 2028 or 2029. It’s additionally potential that Apple may resolve to scrap the undertaking through the improvement stage.
Apple has been steadily upgrading its units from LED shows to OLED. Apple’s present iPhone lineup makes use of OLEDs. The iPad Professional is the one iPad with an OLED, however studies say that Apple has plans to deliver it to the iPad mini and iPad Air within the subsequent 12 months or two. Experiences have additionally mentioned that Apple plans to launch an OLED touchscreen MacBook Professional within the second half of 2026.