Apple’s future OLED Macs could deliver a noticeable display upgrade.
A new report suggests the company is planning to adopt an even wider colour standard for upcoming MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and iMac models.
According to research firm TrendForce, Apple is expected to gradually move towards OLED panels capable of covering 95% of the BT.2020 colour gamut. If accurate, it would mark one of the biggest advances in Apple’s displays since the OLED iPad Pro launched in 2024.
Apple’s current premium displays on the best iPads use the DCI-P3 colour space, which is already the standard for professional photography, filmmaking and HDR content. However, BT.2020 goes significantly further. It covers a much wider range of colours, particularly more saturated reds, greens and blues.
Getting there will require a new generation of OLED materials rather than an entirely new display technology. TrendForce says these next-generation emissive materials can produce purer colours while maintaining brightness, power efficiency and panel longevity. Technologies including MR-TADF, hyperfluorescence and pTSF are reportedly among the candidates that could make the leap possible.
For everyday tasks like web browsing, streaming or office work, the difference is likely to be subtle. The biggest beneficiaries would be creative professionals working with HDR video, photography and colour-critical content. For them, a wider colour gamut can reproduce scenes more accurately.
It’s also worth noting that Apple hasn’t confirmed any plans to adopt BT.2020. Additionally, TrendForce didn’t disclose the source of its roadmap information. Still, the report fits with Apple’s long-standing focus on display quality. The company already factory-calibrates many of its premium screens and heavily markets wide-colour support to photographers, filmmakers and designers.
TrendForce expects OLED displays to arrive on MacBook Pro models between 2026 and early 2027, following Apple’s introduction of OLED on the iPad Pro. If that timeline proves accurate, the next wave of OLED Macs may not just offer deeper blacks and better contrast. They may also deliver some of the most colour-accurate displays Apple has ever shipped.
