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OLED MacBook Pro Displays May Already Be in Production Ahead of Rumored 2026 Launch

Samsung Display started early production of advanced 8.6G OLED panels, enabling thinner, lighter MacBook Pros with improved brightness and power efficiency, sources say.

  • This month, Samsung Display began mass production at its Asan 8.6‑generation OLED production line at Asan campus, South Korea, ahead of schedule to supply 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro models.
  • Samsung activated its 8.6G line following qualification and reliability tests, using rigid OLED panels with oxide TFT backplanes and tandem structures.
  • Reported hardware changes include a touchscreen, thinner and lighter frames, and a hole-punch or pill-shaped camera cutout for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Bloomberg and Ming‑Chi Kuo say.
  • The ramp could accelerate Apple's MacBook Pro overhaul widely expected later this year and scaling the 8.6G fab at Asan improves yields, lowering costs to help replace mini‑LED and reshape supply chains.
  • Despite corroboration from other reporters, the original Naver account yeux1122 tip should be treated with skepticism, and timing echoes Apple's precedent of two MacBook Pro refreshes in one year.
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South Korean tech giant Samsung has begun production of OLED panels for future Apple laptops, significantly ahead of schedule. These are the industry's first 8.6-generation OLED panels, which will be a key feature of the next-generation MacBook Pro. Apple's laptops will be the first devices equipped with this type of display. Image source: WCCF Tech According to a source using the nickname... The post Samsung has begun production of OLED panels …

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MacRumors broke the news in United States on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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