As expected, Apple is going to abandon the LCD-displays in favor od OLED. The first iPhone with OLED-TV will be released in 2017. Now Apple is investing in the production of OLED-panels for future iPhone. This is evidenced by the documents submitted by Apple in the Securities and Exchange US operations (US Securities and Exchange Commission).
JP Morgan investment firm analysts have carefully studied filed by Apple in the Commission documents and found in them the information that the company has placed the long-term order for the supply of components totaling approximately $ 4 billion. They believe that we are talking about the displays based on organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) for the new iPhone.
According to AppleInsider, the main supplier of OLED-panels for the next iPhone will be the South Korean company Samsung. Part of the order on the Apple supply could send the Japanese manufacturer Sharp. This summer, two-thirds of its shares acquired Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, which is a longtime Apple partner . By the way, the director of the newly-made Sharp Ren Wu Tai recently confirmed that the new iPhone, which will make its debut in 2017, will be equipped with OLED-screen TV.
Earlier, Asian sources said that next year Apple will introduce three models of iPhone. One of them will be equipped with a 5.5-inch curved OLED-display, while the other two get LTPS-screens.
However, iPhone 8 will not be the first Apple device with OLED-display. OLED-screens are used in smart watches Apple Watch the first and second generations, and recently Apple released new MacBook Pro with touch OLED-panel Bar Touh , which replaced the function keys F1-F12.