Last year, Apple tried to move away from Samsung as an exclusive OLED display supplier by probing LG and BOE but their yield wasn’t nearly enough for anything but small batches or repair parts, so Samsung again got the lion’s share. Now, however, Apple is apparently confident that LG is finally up to the task, and has ordered 20+ million 6.1″ iPhone 12/Pro panels from it.
The 5.4″ and 6.7″ iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max models, on the other hand, have flexible OLED displays supplied exclusively by Samsung, and with the more expensive integrated touch module that Samsung calls Y-Octa. The 6.1″ OLED screen supplies shared with LG, are said to carry an extra touch layer to keep costs down.
That display dis-uniformity, however, may continue on the iPhone 13 series as well, tip LG Display analysts when discussing next year’s Apple OLED screen plans for The Elec. You see, the current iPhone 12 series models sport LTPS screens, while phones with quality adaptive high refresh rate support have displays of the LTPO variety – think the Oppo Find X2, the OnePlus 8 Pro or, to an extent, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra – and Apple is planning to switch to LTPO for the iPhone 13 and its high refresh rate, too.
Most important development on the iPhone 13 models from my perspective will be ProMotion with variable refresh rates through LTPO adoption on the Pro models.
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) October 2, 2020
Lee: Yes. What the industry is saying is that if it was in the days of Steve Jobs, [Apple] went to strict technical standards and then eliminated all companies that did not meet the standards. By looking at the extent to which these companies respond – LG Display, BOE, etc. – [Apple now] will also consider the company’s margin, and adjust it.
Source: Phonearena
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