Final week a report from a normally dependable supply instructed us Apple was planning on utilizing leftover Mini LED shows from its current-gen 12.9″ iPad Professional for the upcoming 12.9″ iPad Air. That will have been a really noticeable bump in show high quality in comparison with the current iPad Air mannequin, however the pleasure seems to have been unwarranted.

The exact same Ross Younger of Show Provide Chain Consultants at this time shatters our goals by saying the 12.9″ iPad Air is not going to actually use Mini LED panels, and as a substitute will simply have a plain previous IPS LCD like the present iPad Air (pictured under).

This transfer has allegedly been carried out due to the excessive price of the Mini LED screens, although in the event that they’re leftovers presupposed to be made for the current-gen iPad Professional, then that should not matter, since utilizing them is healthier than scrapping them, we might assume.

On that be aware, Younger says a brand new iPad mannequin with – you guessed it – a 12.9-inch Mini LED panel will probably be launched in some unspecified time in the future between October and December. He is uncertain what this will probably be referred to as, or the place it can slot in Apple’s lineup – it might both be a higher-end iPad Air or a lower-end iPad Professional, or one thing else totally. Solely time will inform.

For now, coloration us dissatisfied to see that the iPad Air line is not actually getting higher show tech. The brand new iPad Air and iPad Professional fashions are anticipated to change into official at Apple’s just-announced occasion going down on Could 7.

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