If you've been thinking about buying an iPad Pro, it might be worth holding out a little longer; Digitimes reports that an iPad with this new and improved display could arrive as early as the first quarter of 2021.

Apple has long been rumored to be manufacturing an iPad with mini LED display technology, and according to a June report, Apple was test producing this technology. Applying this technology to a premium device like the iPad Pro could make one of the best tablets even better. [Mini LED displays represent a quantum leap from traditional LCD screens. Composed of much smaller LEDs (100-200 micrometers wide) than are currently found on most monitors, mini-LED panels can provide much deeper color depth and deeper blacks while producing much higher levels of brightness, making them a truly viable alternative to OLED displays It is a truly viable alternative to OLED displays. Mini-LEDs are also more power efficient, another advantage for battery-powered devices.

TCL TVs with mini-LED displays are already available this year, and Samsung will reportedly launch its own mini-LED model in 2021. Earlier rumors also suggested that a MacBook Pro with a mini-LED display would be available this year, but that never materialized.

The Digitimes article confirms an earlier report by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who said in late November that an iPad with a mini-LED display would appear in the first half of 2021. Earlier, however, Kuo had said that the iPad Pro would be available in late 2020, so unless Apple makes a surprise announcement on New Year's Eve, a 2021 release date seems likely.