Apple Rumored to Launch Lower-Priced 27-Inch Version of Pro Display XDR With ProMotion in Early 2022
Apple is planning to introduce a new 27-inch standalone display in early 2022, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young. This information comes from both Young's tweets and additional details that he shared with MacRumors.
As with Apple's high-end 32-inch Pro Display XDR, Young told MacRumors that the 27-inch display will feature mini-LED backlighting, which likely means that it will have XDR branding. Young tweeted that Apple is currently planning to release the new display in the first quarter of 2022, and he said it will be considerably less expensive than the Pro Display XDR's $4,999 price tag, but exact pricing remains to be seen.
Young added that the 27-inch display will feature ProMotion, allowing for an adaptive refresh rate between 24Hz and 120Hz. At the time this story was published, Young did not say what the display's resolution would be — the Pro Display XDR has 6K resolution.
Apple has introduced a few other products with mini-LED displays, including the 12.9-inch iPad Pro earlier this year and the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro this week. Young expects Apple's recent leadership with mini-LEDs to continue with this standalone display.
Young has proven to be very accurate with display-related rumors, having accurately forecasted that the new iPad mini would feature an 8.3-inch display and that the new MacBook Pro models would feature ProMotion. Young has 25 years of experience in the display industry and seems to be well connected with sources within the supply chain.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was first to report that Apple was working on a new lower-priced standalone display back in January. It would be Apple's first consumer-oriented display since the Thunderbolt Display was discontinued in 2016.
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