Apple launched the new M4 iPad Pro at the "Let Loose" event on May 7. For the past six years, the iPad Pro line has boasted Apple's flagship technology, starting with the ProMotion LED display and finally ending at the mini-LED backlight. Interestingly, the 2024 iPad Pro features the long-awaited OLED display that Apple calls "Tandem OLED" for an Ultra Retina XDR OLED display. Since this term is not very common, many of you may be wondering what exactly it is and how it makes the new iPad Pro special. Isn't it? Well, read on to find answers.

Before we discuss Tandem OLED, let's have a brief about OLED displays. The term "OLED" stands for Organic Light Emitting Diodes, which consist of organic electroluminescent films that emit light when electricity is passed through them. In an OLED display, each pixel has its own light source, and each pixel can be turned off individually for deep, perfect blacks.

The Tandem OLED panel has several OLED screens stacked on top of each other. This is what Apple has done with the Ultra Retina XDR OLED display on the 2024 iPad Pro. Apple says the Ultra XDR Retina Display uses two OLED panels, combining light from both to improve the screen's overall brightness.

This setting ensures that you get all the benefits of OLED panels without losing brightness. In effect, this offers increased overall brightness for SDR and HDR content. In addition, it provides perfect black, better contrast and other benefits. We've summarized everything below. Let's take a look.