Apple I upgraded to the newest one. MacBook Proscreen without telling anyone.

That’s according to renowned image analyst Ross Young. went to Young X To mark Thursday, Apple adopted a “quantum dot” display for the M4 MacBook Pro.

The hard technical details are that Apple is replacing the red KSF phosphor film it used on previous MacBook displays with a quantum dot film. But Young’s post also makes clear, in layman’s terms, what this means for you, the user.

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What is a ‘quantum dot’ display?

As Young notes, quantum dot technology gives Apple equal or perhaps better color output than the old method, as well as more responsive motion performance.

Young emphasized that the latest quantum dot films are not only highly efficient but also cadmium-free. Apple was previously hesitant to go with quantum dot displays because they used cadmium, which is carcinogenic. World Health Organization.

These aren’t huge upgrades, but they’re notable enough to be odd that Apple chose not to market this change at all. Maybe one way to think about it is that you got more than you paid for.