[ad_1]
The iPhone 12 finally missed a high-update screen, but there is good news if you have decided to wait for the iPhone 13. According to a report from the Korean technology website The Elec, Apple has placed large orders for both Samsung Display and LG Display, with LG providing LTPO panels capable of always running and with higher refresh rates.
Two iPhone models for next year are reported to use Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide (LPTO) displays. These features are likely to be limited to the Pro models. While the next iPhone is expected to have a more efficient battery, it is unclear whether Apple would be willing to sacrifice battery life for the sake of always-on functionality.
According to a source from Samsung Display, Apple expects to ship between 160 and 180 million iPhones (both 12 and 13) with OLED panels. Currently, all iPhone 12 models use OLED displays, and the iPhone 13 is expected to do so as well.
From the order, Samsung Display aims to provide 140 million displays. A source from LG told The Elec that the Seoul-based company aims to provide enough OLED panels for 40 million iPhones, which is double the amount supplied this year.
Chinese manufacturer BOE Display also aims to provide Apple with 20 million panels. The Elec did not cite a source on BOE Display, and their numbers are double what the website’s Samsung and LG sources predict. BOE is trying to become part of Apple’s supply chain, although it failed twice after a review of its products. At the moment, BOE cannot create LPTO panels with the same quality as its Korean rivals.
BOE’s involvement could be a hoax in another way. According to the Australian Institute of Strategic Policy, BOE Technology Group sources some of its displays from Hefei-based Highbroad Advanced Material, which allegedly uses forced labor from the minority Uighur population in the western province of Xinjiang. While Apple has denounced forced labor in testimony to Congress, it is among the companies lobbying Congress to reject the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Apple has said that the provisions of the bill go too far, claiming the law would damage its supply chain.
The faster update screens are just one of the features that are reportedly heading to the iPhone next year. The new phones could also see the return of Touch ID to some models, with the sensor built into a power button or below the screen. You can also expect a new Apple-built processor and the usual slew of camera enhancements.
Of course, it will be some time before we find out what happens to Apple’s display plans for the next iPhone. The iPhone 12 debuted just a few months ago, and the iPhone 13 likely won’t debut until next September.
