Apple is gradually cutting off its relationship with Samsung, one of the largest display suppliers. The company is expected to use its own screens on the first Apple Watch Ultra model, which will be released in 2024.Shock to display suppliers!
Currently, most of the screens for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch are produced by Samsung and LG. It will be a big blow to these business partners that Apple starts using their own custom screens on mobile devices. It supplies displays not only from Samsung and LG, but also from many other names such as Japan Display, BOE Technology, Sharp.
Switching to micro-LED display
The transition will begin with top-of-the-line Apple Watches towards the end of 2024. The next Apple Watches are expected to use a micro LED display instead of an OLED display. As always, Apple will use the new screen in smart watch models for a while, and we will most likely see a micro-LED screen in iPhone Pro models on the latest iPhones. In fact, Apple has been considering switching to a micro LED display for a long time, but the project is said to have been delayed due to high costs and technical difficulties.
Apple will still need a supplier to mass-produce the displays. However, the company will do the job of designing the new displays and planning the production process entirely in-house. It is said that the next generation screens will offer brighter, more vibrant colors and better vision from a certain angle, which is not hard to guess.
Apple also plans to stop working with other partners such as Qualcomm, Broadcam for cellular modems, Bluetooth chips and WiFi chips. On the processor side, the company is using its own Apple Silicon processors in Macs from 2020.
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