We might not see Samsung's new OLED technology on an iPhone until 2026 3kt56
Highlights
Samsung is reportedly working on more efficient OLED materials
OLED s manufactured with the new material could boost battery life
Apple could use the new OLED s in its iPhone 18 series of phones
ment
Samsung produces the OLED s used on Apple's smartphones, according to a report. The South Korean tech firm is reportedly planning on introducing a new material while manufacturing its OLED s that could lower their power consumption. The technology is expected to be ready by 2026, which means the iPhone 18 might be the first iPhone that will feature the modified OLED from Samsung.
The Elec reports (in Korean) that UBI Research Deputy Director Daejeong Yoon stated that the Samsung's display division was "actively developing" blue phosphorescent materials that are expected to increase light production from the company's OLED s. The analyst was speaking at the H2 2023 UBI Research Analyst Seminar held in Seoul on Tuesday.
The new blue phosphorescent materials have reportedly been added to a set of components called B1 — Samsung Display's components currently include red and green phosphorous materials, and the use of blue phosphorescent materials in place of fluorescent materials could increase the brightness and power efficiency of OLED s manufactured in the future.
However, it could be a while before an OLED , manufactured with components that use the new blue phosphorescent material, is released. The analyst estimates that the B1 component set will be used in the OLED material set M15 — to be used to manufacture foldable displays.
The analyst suggests that the iPhone 18 — expected to debut in the second half of 2026 — could be the first iPhone model to feature the company's OLED technology that is currently in development.
Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 the best foldable phone you can buy in India right now? We discuss the company's new clamshell-style foldable handset on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.
As a writer on technology with Gadgets 360, David Delima is interested in open-source technology, cybersecurity, consumer privacy, and loves to read and write about how the Internet works. David can be ed via email at [email protected], on Twitter at @DxDavey, and Mastodon at mstdn.social/@delima. More