Recently, according to Korean media reports, Samsung will provide flexible OLED panels for the iPhone13 this fall, and BOE and LGD due to LTPO panels and have not been approved for supply. Based on this report, BOE and LGD have not yet issued an official response.
However, BOE will continue to supply Apple's LTPS OLED iPhone13 model this year, after becoming the screen supplier for the iPhone12 last year, according to OledIndustry exclusive supply chain sources. Supply chain insiders also said that in order to further expand the supply level, BOE has placed hundreds of millions of yuan of orders for Apple-specific equipment to produce flexible screens for the iPhone13, according to industry speculation, BOE 6 generation flexible AMOLED production line is expected to supply at least about 20 million flexible screens for Apple this year.
According to previous leaks, the iPhone13 series will come in four models -- the iPhone13 Mini, the iPhone13, the iPhone13 Pro and the iPhone13 Pro Max. Pro series models will use 120Hz LTPO OLED panel and support 120Hz high refresh rate, while iPhone 13 and 13mini will continue to carry LTPS OLED screen.
The announcement comes after DSCC analyst Ross Young reconfirmed on social media that the two high-end iPhones to be released in 2021 -- the iPhone 13 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro Max -- will feature LTPO display technology with a high 120Hz refresh rate, And this point in the OMDIA external report also mentioned, and the Korean media broke the news only to confirm that Samsung will provide LTPO series of OLED screen. Of course, from the past supplier selection, Apple will not only rely on Samsung for the supply of flexible OLED panels, BOE's OLED market position is now the world's second and the first in China, so from this point of view, BOE supply of LTPS OLED mobile phone panels for iPhone13 is reasonable.
And this and OLEDINDUSTRY this time from the supply chain just coincides with the news, which shows that BOE will continue the iPhone12 series, continue to iPhone13 for OLED, is expected to have a great opportunity in the future LTPO version.
Recently, in addition to the screen supply information exposure, the fuselage design appearance design information has been exposed.
According to the leaked information, the camera and the noise-cancelling microphone on the iPhone 13 series have been swapped, with the two cameras positioned diagonally. In this case, it can be said to increase the recognition of the iPhone13 series, and the purchase of the iPhone is a no-brainer, because there is no choice of hardware, color do not need to choose.
The source also revealed that the iPhone 13 series will have both Face ID and Touch ID, an optical fingerprint scanner built into the screen, a smaller front-facing camera, facial recognition and structural light components, and the handset will move to the bezels.
Unfortunately, it's going to be hard to get rid of that fringe anytime soon, but there are reports that the iPhone13 Pro will come with a high-refresh screen, and possibly even LTPO technology, which is something to look forward to.
