Samsung is the only firm holding high-end technologies to mass-produce small OLED panels, used mainly for smart portable devices such as smartphones. Samsung has in recent years promoted OLED displays as the future design standard in the smartphone industry, thanks largely to their excellent color reproduction and low power consumption. While Samsung has equipped its smartphones with OLED panels, Apple has stuck with LCDs for its iPhone and iPad tablet lineups.īut as the OLED panels offer many design options for device manufacturers, observers say Apple may have no choice but to jump on the OLED bandwagon.
There have been rumors the iPhone will be equipped with OLED screens, which can also be foldable.Ĭhances are some of the 70 million handsets will not be delivered to customers this year and shipped next year, depending on demand, the Japanese media quoted IHS senior director David Hsieh as saying. "We cannot reveal any information about ongoing contracts with our clients," a Samsung official said. Samsung declined to comment, citing contract terms.
The Seoul-based smartphone and parts maker is preparing to supply up to 95 million panels because demand for the new iPhone may outstrip Apple's expectations, according to the report. Keep up with everything we know about iPhone 8 here.Apple has ordered 70 million bendable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels from Samsung Electronics for the next iPhone, overseas media said Tuesday.Īccording to the Nikkei Asian Review, the OLED panels will be used in Apple's new flagship smartphone, tentatively named the iPhone 8, which will come out on the 10th anniversary of the Apple handset line in the latter half of this year. Apple is reportedly facing difficulties manufacturing the iPhone 8, thus the reason for a possible delayed release. The iPhone 8 is expected to be unveiled later this year and some reports suggest it won’t be available until after September. They will also be waterproof, according to the source The industry source familiar with iPhone design says all three handsets will come with wireless charging functions, although suppliers are still trying to resolve overheating issues. As for 3D sensing, today’s report reiterates that the iPhone 8 will feature support for new biometric technologies such as facial recognition.
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Additionally, it adds that all three of this year’s new iPhones will feature wireless charging, but notes that suppliers are still trying to work through overheating issues.įurthermore, the report claims that the all three models will be waterproof, while the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus will retain the Home button and the iPhone 8 will ditch it. Today’s report reiterates that the upcoming iPhone 8 will feature a 5.2-inch OLED screen with curved edges, coming in at more than $1000. “Apple has ordered 70 million units of OLED panels from Samsung this year, while Samsung is preparing to churn out as many as 95 million for Apple in 2017, in case demand exceeds expectations,” Hsieh said.Īpple has been said to have faced difficulties in sourcing the OLED panels for the iPhone 8, but it seems to have decided on Samsung despite its efforts to look elsewhere and reduce its reliance on Samsung. Samsung will reportedly be the sole supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone 8 due to having the “most advanced” technology in the field. The report cites a supply chain source and explains that while Apple at this point has ordered 70 million panels, Samsung is planning to produce as many as 95 million by the end of the year. According to a report from Nikkei, Apple has placed an order for 70 million “bendable” OLED displays from Samsung for use in the iPhone 8… As we inch closer to the release of the iPhone 8 later this year, Apple is starting to solidify its plans for the device.
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