Apple may be working on not one, but two, follow-ups to its 27-inch Studio Display, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest “Power On” newsletter.
He says one is coming next year. There’s no timetable for the third, though Gurman says it could be “second model with a different screen size or set of specifications.” Since the Apple Pro Display is almost six years old, it could be a XDR Pro Display 2.
As for me, I want a Studio Display Pro. There have long been rumors are that Apple plans a “pro” version of the monitor that would offer ProMotion support in a 27-inch (or bigger) monitor. The current Studio Display lacks support for ProMotion, which is Apple’s name for the adaptive, high refresh rate, 120Hz display first available on the iPad Pro.
While a standard refresh rate will update a display 60 times a second (60Hz), the ProMotion’s adaptive 120Hz screen works at twice this speed. This results in smoother scrolling, improved responsiveness and better gaming performance.
If/when it arrives, unlike the US$1,599 Studio Display, the Studio Display Pro is expected to support ProMotion technology for refresh rates up to 120MHz. The display will probably cost more than the “non-Pro” version, but far less than the $4,999, 6K Pro Display XDR.
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