Previously, due to the high cost of Samsung's screen, Apple said it would seek to cooperate with multi-screen suppliers and gradually reduce the number of orders for Samsung screens. According to the Wall Street Journal, BOE is seeking to become the OLED screen for Apple's future iPhone models. Supplier Opportunity. Currently, BOE is the main screen supplier for Apple iPad and MacBook.
Founded in April 1993, BOE is a provider of IoT technology, products and services. Core businesses include display devices, smart systems and health services. Display devices are widely used in mobile phones, tablets, laptops, monitors. , TV, car, wearable devices, etc. It is worth mentioning that there have been reports that BOE is working with Huawei to research foldable screens.
Prior to this, we reported that LG Display and Apple signed a cooperation agreement. From the second half of this year, we will provide LCD and OLED displays for Apple, and will be used on the next generation iPhone. It is understood that LG Display will be Apple offers 3 million to 4 million OLED displays and 20 million LCD displays. OLED displays will be produced on production lines in Paju, South Korea.
It is reported that compared with liquid crystal displays (LCD), OLED screens are usually thinner, more flexible, and more colorful. Samsung currently dominates the small-size OLED panel market, supplying about 50 million OLED screens to Apple's iPhone X last year.