The M4 MacBook Pro models may be featuring quantum dot technology. The jury is still out on whether these displays are better than before.

The new M4 MacBook Pros that launched last month have an unadvertised change with new quantum dot displays, according to display industry analyst Ross Young and reported by 9to5Mac. Young posted on X that Apple is adopting quantum dot displays for the first time and that it's using a version of the film that is free of cadmium,

Apple's new M4 MacBook Pro has a significant upgrade to the display, and the company somehow forgot to mention it.

It’ll be interesting to see if Apple adopts QD film for the M4 MacBook Air, which uses an LED display, instead of the mini-LED display in the MacBook Pro. Reports say that the new Air will be revealed in the spring of 2025 and it’s expected to be nothing more than a chip upgrade.

The new MacBook Pro range was announced recently, but aside from the new M4 chips, they weren't really shown as a groundbreaking upgrade from their predecessors. They didn't even get their own keynote. As it turns out, these laptops do, in fact, have a massive new improvementthe display.

Following the iPad mini launch last week and a tease about Mac announcements for this week, Apple indeed made three key Mac product

When it comes to selecting the right MacBook Pro, the choice between the M4 and M4 Pro models can have a significant impact on your overall computing

Apple’s recently launched MacBook Pro with the new M4 chips apparently come with a previously unannounced display upgrade. According to Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants, the M4 MacBook Pro models have a quantum dot (QD) film in their display, replacing the red KSF phosphor film used in previous versions.

Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman is well known for keeping on top of Apple rumors across the tech spectrum, and the MacBook Air is no different. In a September newsletter, Gurman cites sources close to Apple that have pinned the MacBook Air M4 launch date as coming in Q1 2025.

Apple upgraded the newest MacBook Pro's display without telling anyone. That's according to prominent display analyst Ross Young, anyway. Young took to X on Thursday to point out that Apple has adopted a "quantum dot" display for the M4 MacBook Pro.