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Kuo: New 31.6" Apple Display in 2019 and 15-17" MacBook in 2021 to Feature Mini-LED Backlights [Updated]

Apple plans to launch a trio of new products with Mini-LED backlights over the next two years, including a 31.6" display in the second or third quarter of 2019, a 10-12" iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/) in late 2020 or early 2021, and a 15-17" MacBook (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook/) in the first half of 2021, according to well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ming-chi-kuo/).  





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2017/12/thunderbolt-display-800x614.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="614" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-610008" /><center>Apple's discontinued Thunderbolt Display</center>


An excerpt from Kuo's research note, obtained by MacRumors:

We believe that mini LED, compared to OLED, will be a more suitable solution to offer wide-color gamut (WCG)/high-contrast/high dynamic range (HDR)/local dimming features because of its longer life and no burn-in issues for Apple's medium- and large-size products targeting at productivity positions.





We forecast that Apple will respectively launch an all-new design 31.6-inch monitor, a 10–12 inch <!---->iPad<!----> and a 15–17 inch <!---->MacBook<!----> equipped with a mini LED backlight unit (BLU) in 2–3Q19, 4Q20–1Q21 and 1–2Q21.

Kuo believes that the 31.6-inch display "will target a very high-end position" and feature an "all-new design."





In a previous research note, Kuo predicted that Apple would launch both a 31.6-inch display and a 16-16.5" MacBook Pro in 2019 (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/02/18/2019-macbook-pro-6k-display-airpods-airpower/), so it's not entirely clear if the 15-17" <!---->MacBook<!----> refers to a separate notebook or if Kuo now believes the 16-16.5" MacBook Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/) is coming a few years later than he originally expected.

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Source: Kuo: New 31.6&quot; Apple Display in 2019 and 15-17&quot; MacBook in 2021 to Feature Mini-LED Backlights [Updated] (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/08/kuo-6k-display-q2-q3-2019-new-macbook-pro-2021/)