The facelift of the MacBook Air with the M1 chip has been quite remarkable at a functional level, almost completely changing the management of its performance and autonomy. However, it seems that the aesthetic changes will take a little longer to arrive, according to sources close to Apple‘s supply chain. Although the company intends to add new screens to some laptops this year, the most basic model does not enter its short-term plans.
No miniLED in the ‘Air’ until 2022
For years Apple has been preparing the ground to incorporate miniLED technology into the screens of its main devices. Many analysts have been commenting on it for months. This technology is much more accurate in color than the current IPS panels that Apple incorporates and is even said to be more efficient. However, a recent Digitimes report closes the doors completely to the idea of seeing the MacBook Air with this technology this year. A report from this Asian medium places the launch of this renewal for the year 2022.
Although it is understandable that many may be disappointed with this information, it does not sound unreasonable that Apple takes longer to incorporate a novelty of this type in which it is still the cheapest computer of the company, except for the Mac mini that really is a Independent CPU that does not incorporate accessories of any kind. In any case, this does not rule out that we could see this year a renewal of this range, again incorporating Apple Silicon that could foreseeably arrive in its second version after the M1.
iPad Pro and MacBook Pro for this year
One of lime and another of sand, since there are devices that this year are expected to incorporate miniLED technology in their screens. In fact, this is not a novelty, since we have been knowing for weeks that equipment such as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro could have this feature as its main novelty. In fact, it is expected to be one of the first launches of the Californian company this year, with its eyes set on the always productive month of March. The aforementioned Digitimes report further confirms this idea. Of course, in this report if we talk about the 11-inch model , which was almost ruled out to be launched this year due to the tremendous similarity with the iPad Air and Digitimes even states that it will also have this technology.
As for other laptops that are not the ‘Air’, it is said that Apple will launch a 16-inch MacBook Pro with this miniLED technology this year, which leaves us in doubt as to whether or not the 13-inch model will be renewed with this characteristic. We must remember that one of the most widespread rumors for this is that it will become 14 inches very soon, optimizing the edges of its screen more as it happened in its day with the 15-inch model. This reconversion of the smaller ‘Pro’ model was also expected to be accompanied by new display technology, but right now it is a mystery.