With all rumors pointing towards Apple sticking with LCD displays in the near future, users of the iPhone are going to feel the impact of such a decision as the battery life on the device is already poor. Apple now uses iPhone display components made by LG Display.
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Apple has started to consult with display makers and suppliers of manufacturing equipment about OLED technology, and the companies will work over the next year to see whether they can eliminate OLED panels degrading brightness overtime and other drawbacks.
Industry observers say the timeline is just a rough estimate and Apple can make a break with it depending on several factors.
Samsung and Motorola, have moved towards OLED and AMOLED displays making the iPhone look even more dated than it actually is. Based on WitsView’s estimation, LGE will ship 450,000 to 500,000 OLED TVs this year, with the market penetration at about 0.2 per cent. However, LGE will ship 1 million next year with the market penetration nearly at 0.5 per cent on account of LG Display (LGD) expanding its OLED panel capacity.
It’s been a long time since we’re hearing about Apple planning to move away from its LCD display technology.
It has always been rumored for Apple supplanting the LCD panels for the more sophisticated OLED, the ones that Samsung, in particular, manufacturers and has been incorporating in its respective Galaxy S line-up.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Foxconn, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers, is now planning to invest into creating mass scale TFT-LCD production lines for their Chinese facilities.
Apple is reportedly in talks with Samsung’s Display division to supply small-sized Oled displays for upcoming iPhones.
Last week LG Display announced that they are looking to pour billions into a new OLED plant. These screens could also give Apple an entirely new feature for its iPhones; given that OLED screens can be bent and rounded to a certain degree, Apple would have the option of introducing its own “Edge” variants for the iPhone.
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At the moment, the only product from Apple that actually uses such displays would be the Apple Watch.
