The OLED displays for the new iPhones will be produced by two different manufacturers. Will it be a problem?

Most Apple fans remember situations that occurred when two different manufacturers produced the same product. This happened both in the case of some LTE modems and in the past also in the case of processors. Back then it was TSMC and Samsung, and very quickly it was found that one of the chips was made a little better than the other. Now it looks like a similar comparison could happen this year as well. And it will concern OLED displays.

According to foreign reports, the LG company is almost finished with its preparations for starting the production of OLED panels, which it should supply to Apple for one of this year's iPhones. According to the information so far, LG will produce and supply displays for the larger iPhone X successor, which should be a model with a 6,5″ OLED display. Samsung, on the other hand, will remain faithful to the production of the original 5,8″ OLED display, which premiered in the current version of the iPhone X.

LG is expected to produce up to 4 million OLED panels for Apple in this initial production phase. This is by no means a dizzying number considering the total sales volumes that are expected from this year's novelties. Even so, it is a very important element mainly because of Apple's negotiating position with Samsung. The Cupertino company will no longer be dependent on Samsung for its existence, and thanks to competition in the form of LG, the purchase price for one OLED panel could be reduced. For the current flagship, it was the displays that made the iPhone X the most expensive iPhone in Apple's history. Shortly after sales began, there were reports that Apple was paying Samsung more than 100 dollars per manufactured panel.

More competition is certainly good, both from the point of view of Apple, who could save on production costs, and from the point of view of the customer, who could save thanks to a cheaper iPhone, which, due to the lower production cost, will not have to be so expensive. The question remains how the quality of OLED panels from LG will fare. Displays from Samsung are top in their category, LG, on the other hand, had relative problems with OLED displays last year (relatively fast burn-in in the 2nd generation Pixel). Hopefully, there will not be a situation when the displays of the new iPhones will be recognizable not only for their size but also for the quality of display and color reproduction. That wouldn't make the user very happy…

Source: Macrumors