Michal Ždanský The relatively young technology of IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) displays could appear in upcoming Apple devices. The company behind this technology Sharp together with Semiconductor Energy Laboratories and one of the main features is significantly lower power consumption due to better electron mobility than in amorphous silicon. IGZO provides the possibility of producing much smaller pixels as well as transparent transistors, which would facilitate the faster introduction of Retina displays.
The use of IGZO displays in Apple products has been talked about for a long time, but they have not yet been deployed. Korean website ETNews.com now claims that Apple will put the displays into MacBooks and iPads in the first half of next year. No computer manufacturer is yet using IGZO displays commercially, so the California company would be the first in the industry to use the technology.
The energy saving compared to current displays is roughly half, while it is the display that consumes the most energy from the battery. Considering that the upcoming MacBooks would have the same battery life as the newly introduced Airs, that is 12 hours, thanks to Intel's Haswell generation processors, the next generation could have a battery life of a whopping 24 hours, or so they claim Cult of Mac. Of course, the display is not the only component and the endurance is not directly related to the consumption of the display. On the other hand, at least a 50% increase in endurance would be realistic, as would the iPad. IGZO display technology would thus effectively compensate for the slow development of accumulators.
Energy saving is half? In my opinion, on the contrary, the saving is doubled and the consumption is halved.
The remark "incredible 24 hours" is completely misleading. Don't forget that the display is not the only component powered by the battery :)
Of course. I will either write that the consumption is half or that the saving is double.
Total nonsense. Like many articles here. The information about twice the endurance would only apply if the display is the only component that consumes power. Do you think that is the only component in an ipad or laptop, Mr. Ždansky, apple green lover?
The IGZO display has up to 10x less consumption,... so the estimate that it would last 2X as long is not misleading,... it would be misleading if they said it would last 10x longer,... that would correspond to your deduction
Tech 24h is a nice dream. However, the calculation is wrong in my opinion, because the display is not the entire notebook and the consumption of other components (SSD, CPU...) must be calculated. I see it for some 18-20 hours. Apple will definitely come up with something with a flashlight too :-)
you will forget all about it so that not only the display but also other components would be updated, so it might be possible to get to those 24 hours;)