Overview
- Multiple outlets cite a Naver post from the account yeux1122 claiming Samsung Display began mass production of 8.6-generation OLED panels in January, though the source’s track record has prompted caution.
- The panels are described as dual-stack (tandem) OLED on oxide TFT backplanes from Samsung’s Asan A6 line, reportedly starting earlier than an original target of the second quarter of 2026.
- Reporting from analysts and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman ties the panels to M6-based 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros expected to be thinner and lighter, add a touchscreen, and replace the notch with a hole‑punch camera.
- Gurman and others continue to point to a late-2026 or early-2027 timeframe for the OLED MacBook Pro, with an interim refresh of current models using M5 Pro and M5 Max chips expected beforehand.
- An 8.6G process allows multiple laptop displays per larger glass sheet to improve yields and costs, and separate supply-chain reporting suggests Apple plans broader OLED adoption across iPad mini, iPad Air, iMac, and MacBook Air between 2026 and 2028.