iPhones Expected to Have OLED Displays Starting in 2018

apple plans switch oled displays iphones starting in 2018, according japanese website nikkei. report claims apple has notified suppliers future plans, lg display planning capacity upgrades high-volume oled display production.

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lg display , samsung electronics share large portion of oled panel production future iphones, according report. apple's shift oled displays have "major implications" apple's current lcd display suppliers sharp , japan display, latter of relies on apple 30% of business.

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samsung electronics company can reliably mass-produce oled smartphone screens. lg display has track record producing oleds television screens. given this, 2 companies supply large portion of apple's displays. [...]

apple's shift oled displays have major implications 2 japanese suppliers -- sharp, scrambling rebuild faltering operations, , japan display, relies on computing giant 30% of business.

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due high volume of iphones apple ships, , technical challenges of producing oled displays, report claims company continue sell iphones lcd screens alongside models new oled displays.

samsung's popular galaxy-branded smartphones equipped amoled displays, apple watch, iphones have had lcd displays since original model launched on 8 years ago.

oled displays can provide sharper images , brighter colors compared lcd displays, have shorter lifespan , higher manufacturing costs. apple has reportedly been "consulting display makers" oled technology eliminate potential drawbacks.

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oleds known offering sharper images , colors conventional liquid crystal displays used in cellphones since 1990s, power-saving capacity. screens can bent , rounded degree, giving companies greater flexibility when designing devices.

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kgi securities analyst ming-chi kuo noted apple unlikely adopt amoled displays iphones @ least 3 years, claiming main supplier foxconn preparing invest in advanced tft-lcd production lines in china mass production in 2018.

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