Now, to be clear, Apple doesn't refer to the 576 LEDs inside the Pro Display XDR illuminating the panel as 'Mini-LED,' but in practice it's close enough to consider the two cousins. (It was also well known for its $999 optional stand.) The next big launch in the world of 'Mini-LED-adjacent' displays came when Apple entered the arena with its Pro Display XDR in early 2020, a Editors' Choice-award-winning content-creation monitor that we hailed as a triumphant showing of both engineering and design. Despite months of attempts and several separate review units sent to us that died on duty, we were never actually able to give that panel a proper review.
Unfortunately, back then, the tech, or at least that early monitor, was temperamental. They first debuted to the public in the Asus ProArt PA32UCX content creator monitor in 2019. LCD panels backlit by what are known as Mini-LEDs use an array of tiny LED diodes lining the back of the display.
