New 12.9-inch iPad Pro already has a display problem:
Apple has begun shipping its 2021 M1-equipped iPad Pro tablets, and the larger 12.9-inch version has earned special acclaim for its beautiful mini-LED display. We praised its brightness and stellar picture quality in our own iPad Pro 2021 (12.9-inch) review, but now some owners are reporting some distracting bloom effects appearing on the screen while viewing their tablet in a dark room.
Notably, 2021 iPad Pro users like Josh Teder and Teoh Yi Chie have taken to Twitter to post images showcasing a slight bloom effect that can be seen around bright areas of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro's screen when using it in total darkness.
[...] This is significant because, as MacRumors points out, Apple's for the new iPad Pro specifically spell out how the larger iPad Pro's Liquid Retina XDR display is designed to minimize bloom by handling local dimming better than typical LED LCD displays.
[...] Some users are now posting images which show a noticeable light bloom around bright areas of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro's screen in total darkness, even when they aren't scrolling. Many are quick to point out that this is a very subtle effect that's barely noticeable unless you're using the iPad in a dark room, but it's still a notable example of how Apple's new mini-LED display falls short of what can be achieved with a high-quality OLED screen like that found on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @04:25PM (2 children)
Your overpriced toys have a slight bloom, no doubt caused by the tears of the Uighurs forced to manufacture them in poorly-lit sweatshops.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Wednesday May 26 2021, @05:03PM
The problem is that Mini-LED's dimming zones are a stopgap measure. It works OK for movies, but not as well for things like text.
Apple cheaped out, used a crappier technology, although it has better peak brightness. They will switch to OLED and microLED in the future.
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(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @05:18PM
Cares about exploited labor... but only when it's Apple.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @04:44PM (2 children)
Apple Fanbois BTFO.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @06:41PM (1 child)
So, will you actually reply to the point another replier made about the fact that every manufacturer out there, not just Apple, is having his gizmos made in China, or will you reply with another trollish bullshit post ?
I don't get it. Do people like you actually like to be worthless, irrelevant, basement-dwelling losers with no life ?
(Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @09:22PM
》 every manufacturer out there
I walked by a factory today and I'm not in China, so you're obviously one of those shrill Democrats with a loose grip on reality who just repeats what their daily newsletter from the central commisariat tells them to say.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @04:54PM
> the larger iPad Pro's Liquid Retina XDR display is designed to minimize bloom by handling local dimming better than typical LED LCD displays.
so, is the blooming reduced compared to "typical" LED displays?
> a very subtle effect that's barely noticeable unless you're using the iPad in a dark room
so, it's not really a problem it's click bait?
> display falls short of what can be achieved with a high-quality OLED screen
did they ever claim it was as good as OLED?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @06:24PM (1 child)
Who made these display panels?
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Wednesday May 26 2021, @06:41PM
https://www.engadget.com/apple-ipad-pro-2021-liquid-retina-xdr-display-interview-190046399.html [engadget.com]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-12/apple-facing-supply-shortage-of-upcoming-high-end-ipad-display [bloomberg.com]
Not a Samsung plot, I guess.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Cyrix6x86 on Wednesday May 26 2021, @08:33PM
> Apple's new mini-LED display falls short of what can be achieved with a high-quality OLED screen like that found on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus.
That's a bullshit statement. Mini-LED is the solution to those of us who are sensitive to the low-frequency pwm flicker on OLED displays.
Of course, Apple can boost the frequency of the pwm to something not noticeable. Or allow DC dimming like OnePlus does. But until they do that, Apple's OLED products are a non-starter.