Apple will update the MacBook Air with an OLED display for its 2028 incarnation, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Writing in his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman says that he expects the MacBook Air's transition from LCD to OLED to occur with the product's 2028 update, as part of a larger migration to OLED across the company's flagship iPad and MacBook models that includes the iPad mini, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, and MacBook Air – and likely in that order.
Apple already uses OLED displays in the iPad Pro. There are apparently no plans to add OLED to the low-cost iPad. The MacBook Pro will be updated with an OLED display when it is next redesigned, perhaps as soon as late 2026, and it will include touch screen functionality, according to Gurman and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple is expected to update the MacBook Air with M5 chips early next year and that model will continue to feature an LCD display. If Apple follows an annual upgrade cycle, the first OLED MacBook Air will likely feature M7 chips. Gurman previously reported that Apple has already started early work on an OLED MacBook Air.
When the MacBook Air moves from LCD to OLED display technology, it will gain several advantages – brighter screens, deeper blacks with higher contrast, improved power efficiency that can extend battery life, and other enhancements.
Monday November 10, 2025 1:08 pm PST by Juli Clover
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Apple is expected to announce a new HomePod mini imminently, headlining with new chips. Here are all of the new features we're expecting.
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To create and present a Digital ID based on a U.S. passport, you need:
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While it was rumored that Apple planned to release new versions of the HomePod mini, Apple TV, and AirTag this year, it is no longer clear if that will still happen.
Back in January, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple planned to release new HomePod mini and Apple TV models "toward the end of the year," while he at one point expected a new AirTag to launch "around the middle of 2025." Yet,...
We're officially in the month of Black Friday, which will take place on Friday, November 28 in 2025. As always, this will be the best time of the year to shop for great deals, including popular Apple products like AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, and more. In this article, the majority of the discounts will be found on Amazon.
Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When ...
I know that the "Steve Jobs would be rotating in his grave." phrase is overused, but every time I read the words "Touch Screen MacBook Pro" it comes to mind.
I don't see a problem with it. If you want to use it, you will. If you don't, you won't.
The problem is that they will degrade the UI in order to accommodate it (arguably they already started with that), just like Microsoft did, and people will be affected by it even if they use macOS on a non-touchscreen device or with a desktop monitor.
No clue why everyone's so hyped about OLED. It's an inferior technology for laptops compared to Mini LED. I've had multiple experiences of using a Macbook just fine for 8-10 years, and I know other people who've had the same. That won't be happening with an OLED Macbook. Eventually the screen is going to look like garbage. It'll get burn-in, or one color is going to degrade faster than the others, or they're all going to degrade... LED-based screens, on the other hand, last forever.
The technology is fine for semi-disposable devices, but for something we should expect longevity out of it just isn't. Very sad to see Apple going in this direction.
