Apple’s next big product launch may still be a long way off, but a new report has highlighted powerful new technology coming to the next version of Apple’s flagship Pro Display XDR.

The 2nd generation model will use the latest quantum dot technology, according to respected display analyst Ross Young (via 9to5Mac). Young had previously reported that the M4 MacBook Pro, announced at the end of October, is the first Apple product to use quantum dot tech, but the next-generation technology is much more important to Apple’s advanced display. First, it’s 32 inches; for another, it uses “”state-of-the-art calibration and a sophisticated algorithm” to deliver “the highest possible color quality.”

Quantum dot is a new display technology designed to deliver better color and motion performance than is possible with conventional LED, mini-LED and OLED displays. (It’s also where we get Q in QLED TVs.) As a youngster explains (login required), the MacBook Pro previously used KSF phosphors, making it likely that other KSF-based Apple products will follow its lead and switch to quantum dot.

“Now that Apple has adopted (quantum dot) in the MacBook Pro,” he writes, “it will be interesting to see if they replace KSF films and KSF phosphors in other Apple products. KSF films are in previous mini-LEDs MacBook Pro and Mac Pro Display XDR. We expect the next version of Mac Pro Display to adopt it.”

All very pleasing, but the catch is that we’ll probably be waiting a long time for the next version of the Pro Display XDR. The original device came out in 2019 and we’ve been expecting an update ever since the Studio Display launched in 2022; but Young says it’s unlikely to appear until late 2025 or early 2026. You can keep up with the latest news and rumors with our new Pro Display XDR super guide.

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