Apple to Begin Using OLED Displays for the iPhone in 2018?

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Posted November 25, 2015 at 9:33pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple will reportedly transition to OLED displays for the iPhone starting in 2018, reports Nikkei.com.

In light of the decision, South Korea's LG Display is already planning capacity upgrades. But securing enough panels for the more than 200 million phones Apples ships globally every year will likely prove difficult. The U.S. company is thus likely to opt for offering OLED iPhones alongside those using LCD screens.

The site notes that there are technical challenges with switching to OLED. The panels tend to degrade over time and Apple will have to work over the next year or so to eliminate those issues.

To prepare for the shift, LG is reportedly planning a large expansion of its OLED production line at its main plant in the northwestern city of Paju. The expansion is expected to cost several hundred billion yen. The company is also investing 1.05 trillion won ($927 million) in a smaller production line in the southern city of Gumi.

Apple's shift to OLED could have major implications for its other display suppliers, Sharp and Japan Display. You can follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

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Janbak - November 26, 2015 at 1:46am

Just in time for iphone 8 -_-

stevenlacross - November 26, 2015 at 12:57pm

Probably the 7s instead of the 8, the s series has always been the better phones anyways and got the good upgrades

Mardy - November 26, 2015 at 1:39am

Wow it is very fantastic to hear

Luciano - November 26, 2015 at 12:20am

So are u saying the iPhone 7 won't have oled then

The iDevice Pro - November 25, 2015 at 11:06pm

Will using OLED displays be a good move for Apple? Some worry it might change the premium feel of the iPhone.

curtixman - November 26, 2015 at 12:03am

That statement doesn't make sense. OLED screens are, on average, way more expensive than the iPS display panels that most manufacturers use. In most respects they are superior also. Far more energy efficient and much thinner. They don't reproduce colour quite as accurately as ips but quite close.

gamerscul9870 - November 26, 2015 at 12:58am

This is just another rumor because of the question mark at the end, not something confirmed yet and you cut to the chase blaming apple?

RWR - November 26, 2015 at 1:57am

What's cheap is having a black part of your screen look almost grey, where on OLEDs they look black because it is black because it's not lit up.

curtixman - November 26, 2015 at 6:36am

A great point. In almost all respects OLED is setter tech. Hence why a 50" OLED tv costs $25K and a 50" IPS tv costs $2K.

Adam - November 27, 2015 at 12:41pm

That is not true. I have here in my Christmas catalogue an LG 55" OLED 4K 3D smart TV for €4499 (model: EF950); and that is not anywhere near 25k in dollars, pounds or euros.

curtixman - November 28, 2015 at 5:45am

OLED is superior tech. It's not a debate. That's just the facts. It way more likely that Apples newest phone will have Quantum Dot LCD or just continue to have a standard ips display though. I really doubt they will go to OLED. My best is quantum dot because it sounds cool like eyesite camera or Retina display and will make for better marketing.

J. Smith - November 28, 2015 at 9:49pm

Well I haven't bought a mobile that is not OLED for quite some time. p.s. it doesn't come with a fruit logo at the back ;)