iPhone 15 Pro LTPO OLED Displays Reportedly May Not Be Supplied by Samsung 711g5s BOE to Manufacture Them Instead

BOE is expected to provide OLED s for low-end iPhone 14 models as well. 6v5n1h

By Siddhant Chandra | Updated: 25 January 2022 11:40 IST

iPhone 15 Pro LTPO OLED Displays Reportedly May Not Be Supplied by Samsung, BOE to Manufacture Them Instead

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BOE is predicted to provide up to 50 million display units to Apple this year

Highlights

BOE has established its B12 factory to manufacture iPhone 15 Pro displays
iPhone 15 Pro is tipped to feature a 5x periscope camera
iPhone 14 is expected to sport 120Hz ProMotion displays

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Apple is reportedly going to replace Samsung with BOE to provide LTPO OLED display s for next year's iPhone 15 Pro, as well as OLED s for low-tier iPhone 14 handsets. The Chinese display manufacturer is said to have established its B12 factory in Chongqing, China, to achieve the iPhone 15 Pro display goal. The LTPO OLED displays can reportedly a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Until now, BOE had only supplied 6.06-inch OLED s for lower-end iPhone 13 models. The LTPO OLED s for the iPhone 13 Pro were solely manufactured by Samsung Display.

According to the report from The Elec, BOE is still expected to supply OLED display s for the low-tier iPhone 14 models that will be launching later this year. The display units for the 6.68-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max will be procured from Samsung Display and LG Display. As Apple is believed to feature 120Hz ProMotion displays in the iPhone 14 models. It is believed to be ditching the notch for a hole-punch display.

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For the iPhone 15 lineup, the display for the Pro variant, as mentioned earlier, is reportedly going to be supplied by BOE. Samsung and LG are still expected to provide display s for the low-end iPhone 15 models. Past reports have suggested that Apple is also yet to decide on its camera components. It is reportedly testing prototypes and component samples for 5x telephoto lenses for the iPhone 15 Pro. The American tech giant will make a final decision in May 2022, as per the report.

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Apple is predicted to ship nearly 200 million iPhone units with OLED displays this year. BOE is expected to supply display s for up to 50 million of these handsets. The Chinese display manufacturer had supplied 15 to 16 million OLED display units to Apple in 2021, much higher than the company expected.

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