The transition to micro-LED could take up to a decade to reach all products in the Apple ecosystem

Apple will introduce this display technology on its Apple Watch Ultra.

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The latest information on suggests that this technology will not be available in the company’s smartwatch with the bitten apple logo until the year 2025. In addition, other Apple products will follow in the wake but their transition to screens micro LED it could take up to a decade to complete.

We have seen how something very similar has happened in the case of OLED screens, since the launch of the first original Apple Watch Series in 2014and even with the adaptation of the new design of the tablets within the iPad product line.

The transition to micro-LED technology on the screens of all products in the Apple ecosystem could take up to a decade and this could confuse many consumers, who will not be sure whether or not to update their devices.

Apple’s plans to introduce micro-LED screens into its ecosystem

Apple has a wide variety of products in its catalog, so the extension of micro-LED technology to all devices will be carried out gradually.

The transition to micro-LED will start with the Apple Watch Ultra from 2025 but Apple’s plans include the arrival of this technology on the screens of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers throughout the next decade.

Apple’s iPad, for example, has taken over 6 years to incorporate OLED screens since the first iPhone with an OLED screen hit the market. And we only know the rumors that these screens will also be available on the iPad.

This is how they talked about this topic.

“I think Apple’s plan is to bring micro-LED to all of its products, from iPhone to iPad to Mac. But the technology is so recent and complicated that it would take a decade before you see it on a Mac. Don’t forget how long these transitions can take: the iPhone had OLED screens 6 years ago before the iPad is expected to have them.”

The micro-LED technology will offer higher brightness, better color reproduction and a wider viewing angle on the screens of Apple products.

Everything seems to indicate that . In principle, the Apple Watch Ultra with micro-LED technology would hit the market at the end of 2024 or at the beginning of 2025, according to sources close to Apple’s supply chain.

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