Apple to source OLED iPhone displays from LG and Samsung

In a new report from Reuters, there are indications that Apple will be sourcing for displays for its future iphones from both Samsung and LG. All parties involved are reaching the ‘final agreement’ stage. Despite this agreement, it is not likely that the screens can actually make it into a shipping iPhone until 2018. This move might be a very good deal for Apple despite complications in suppliers deals.. The LCD panels that the company currently uses need to be fully lit whenever you turn the screen on, no matter what you’re actually looking at. The primary benefit of OLED panels is that you only have to light up the individual pixels that are being used to display the image—anything that’s black doesn’t need to be lit, which improves contrast and reduces power consumption. 

The OLED (An organic light-emitting diode) is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminiscent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light in response to an electric current. This layer of organic semi conductor is situated between two electrodes; typically, at least one of these electrodes is transparent. OLEDs are used to create digital displays in devices such as television screens, computer monitors, portable systems such as mobile devices, handheld game consoles and PDAs. A major area of research is the development of white OLED devices for use in solid-state lighting applications.

OLED displays are already being used by Apple in the Apple watch where deeper blacks are used to make the screen and bezel blend together more seamlessly. OLED’s power-saving benefits are also especially useful in a device with so little room for a battery. Samsung Display, which currently supplies OLED smartphone panels to parent Samsung Electronics and Chinese vendors, is likely getting bigger volumes from Apple than LG Display.

This partnership is quite interesting despite Legal tussles between the two mobile giants; Apple and Samsung with LG trailing behind.