Apple is switching to in-house OLED screens in 2018

24 July 2017
The company is steering away from Samsung’s dominance of the 2018 iPhone after setting up an R&D line for OLED displays.

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KamAbdi, 25 Jul 2017Cool but Sony had OLED before and actually they're the ones... moreCorrection: Sony didn't cancel the STE OLED because they were working with Panasonic.
Honestly I don't know why they did because it seemed beautiful display.

    Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017Sony has a tech called STE Oled. It does not use white fil... moreCool but Sony had OLED before and actually they're the ones who pioneered the OLED technology but dropped the whole thing. Right now, and since Sony is a co-owner of JDI, I think they'll wait for JOLED because JDI is the one who makes their IPS LCD.
    BTW, you know that Sony is doing CLEDIS which far far greater than OLED itself.
    Actually, I was reading about the STE OLED and it got cancelled because they were doing it with Panasonic and Sony showed off a 56' OLED panel in CES 2013 and so does Panasonic
    https://www.oled-info.com/sonys-super-top-emission-technology-explained
    and later it got cancelled https://www.oled-info.com/sony-oled

      finally they are investing their huge stockpile cash on hardware.
      I hope they create a semiconductor company.

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        • 24 Jul 2017

        sa11oum, 24 Jul 2017Apple never produced their displays even the IPS LCD ones c... morebecause everyone has starting point.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 24 Jul 2017

          Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017Sony is co-owner of Japan Display. They have own lcd scree... moreYou said what must be the most important thing : "Apple will be rookie on this".

          People criticize Amoled screens for anything. Samsung is making them since at least 2008 for their phones (i have owned Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra back in time) and experience is speaking from itself in this domain.
          Apple may well be the richest company out there, but they will be at year 1 at producing them with no visibility on their reliability (guess that people won't care). But since it's only rumors, Apple may rethink their strategy and not put those screens right away on their own products.

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            • kD@
            • 24 Jul 2017

            apple used oled screens on the iphone before any other phone maker!!!

              And they will patent it too

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                • xAd
                • 24 Jul 2017

                copy and paste at its finest ;~

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                  • Anonymous
                  • AIA
                  • 24 Jul 2017

                  Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017IFA 2018 XZ2 Premium is OledI think that time machine you built is malfunctioning properly!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • LkA
                    • 24 Jul 2017

                    AnonD-373654, 24 Jul 2017samsung super amoled panels have very accurate delta e.. wh... moreLG is the #1 on TV business..

                    Check Phone Arena review of S8. They complain about screen colors.
                    S8 has almost 7000K.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LkA
                      • 24 Jul 2017

                      KamAbdi, 24 Jul 2017True except JDI isn't making OLED but instead buying JOLED,... moreSony has a tech called STE Oled.
                      It does not use white filters like LG.
                      Something more effective

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LkA
                        • 24 Jul 2017

                        TomSeo, 24 Jul 2017If Sony invest an OLED in there Flagships i think it would ... moreIFA 2018

                        XZ2 Premium is Oled

                          Apple never produced their displays even the IPS LCD ones currently used why would they start now?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • AIA
                            • 24 Jul 2017

                            Samsung want to take big bite from apple

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                              • AnonD-113455
                              • aH%
                              • 24 Jul 2017

                              It will be called RETINA HD+ 1080p oled screen and fanboys praise it. Its better than 2k oled from Samsung whose had put in billions in R&D for the last 15 yrs. I bet Apple will infringe one or two patents from oled tech just like they did with modem patents against Nokia and Qualcomm. But no problem, fanboys claim Apple already patented in 2017 lol.

                                If Sony invest an OLED in there Flagships i think it would be the best display in a smartphone.

                                  Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017Sony is co-owner of Japan Display. They have own lcd scree... moreTrue except JDI isn't making OLED but instead buying JOLED, a Japanese company who makes OLED and the acquisition is happening this year.
                                  So we hope Sony makes her OLED entrance next year.
                                  BTW, JOLED's OLED is different from LG's and Samsung's OLED but the OLEDs we know has deeper blacks, but, JOLED has WRGB meaning deeper whites which makes the picture 10 times better than the normal OLEDs

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                                    Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017So first Google leaves Samsung and chooses LG's oled. Now ... moresamsung super amoled panels have very accurate delta e.. why are you on this site?? not only that, they are the brightest in the world.. LG oled tvs are very dim.. Samsung quantom dot displays can reach upto 1500 nits of brightness.. the 2nd brightest tv is from Sony.. which is around 800..

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                                      Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017IPhone become all our mostly in house? ?Apple whose makes nothing itself is gonna start developing and producing a top oled screens and everything is gonna be ready in about year....

                                      Yea right

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                                        • kLS
                                        • 24 Jul 2017

                                        I see it as a good thing as finally Apple will show these other companies how to correctly calibrate AMOLED. (Not that others don't know how, just that they refuse to.)