What to Expect From Apple's Studio Display 2

Apple plans to release a new Studio Display in late 2025 or early 2026, according to Ross Young, a display industry expert and VP at Counterpoint Research.

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In a subscriber-only post shared on X last month, Young said the new Studio Display will feature the same 27-inch screen size as the current model, but add mini-LED backlighting. This upgrade would result in increased brightness and higher contrast ratio compared to the current model, which has traditional LED backlighting.

Young did not share any further details, so it is unclear if any other Studio Display specifications would change, such as the refresh rate.

Apple released the Studio Display in March 2022, alongside the first Mac Studio. The standalone display features a 27-inch LCD screen with a 5K resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, up to 600 nits brightness, a built-in camera and speakers, one Thunderbolt 3 port, and three USB-C ports. In the U.S., the monitor starts at $1,599.

In November 2024, an anonymous listener of the Relay FM tech podcast "Upgrade" claimed that Apple was developing 90Hz display technology that could be used for the next Studio Display. This higher refresh rate would make content like videos and text while scrolling look smoother to the eye, but 90Hz would stop short of the 120Hz refresh rate that iPhones and Macs with ProMotion support can achieve. It is not clear to us if this individual has any established track record with Apple-related rumors, so keep that in mind.

A new Studio Display with mini-LED backlighting has been rumored by a few other sources, including Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The display will likely launch in 2026, according to Gurman.

Young has a pretty good track record with display-related information for future Apple products. For example, he was the first source to reveal the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max would feature 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively, over a year before the devices launched. He is the founder and former CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, a research firm that was acquired by Counterpoint Research in late 2023.

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Top Rated Comments

turbineseaplane Avatar
17 weeks ago
What to expect:

A sky high price with a variety of really expensive options, some of which should already be included.

(height adjust-ability and VESA mounting come to mind)
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
citysnaps Avatar
17 weeks ago
Eh... As a photographer whose fussy about color and making accurate prints from what I see on the screen (first time, every time), I'm 100% happy with my Studio Display.

The only thing that would cause me to think about upgrading would perhaps be a larger screen. But even that's iffy as I have zero complaints with my current ASD.

Regarding brightness... I have no need for more. Though it will go much brighter, mine stays at the 60% mark.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Spock Avatar
17 weeks ago
We can probably expect to have a price increase...
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
seankndy Avatar
17 weeks ago
Same size, probably same refresh rate, but its a bit brighter? Meh.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
idahoidahoidaho Avatar
17 weeks ago
Apple, you’ve had too many recent failures. Put this 1hz under 120hz and watch this be miserable in sales. You have to meet the tech where it’s possible, let alone push the boundary. I want to believe in you, but lately I’m worried that the future is no longer with you. Change my mind, please!
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iansilv Avatar
17 weeks ago
Stop designing monitors and computers that require a separate option to order it without the stand. Just design a stand that fits to a vesa mount so that the user can choose to take the stand off and mount out a monitor arm or do whatever they want with it. It’s wasteful and irritating. Also, shrink the stupid bezel it’s Ridiculous and I’m looking at LG‘s 32 inch 6K monitor to see if that vessels really are as thin as they show in their renderings.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)