LG displays the LTPO OLED screen that starts supplying the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
CTOnews.com, Nov. 8, it is reported that Apple has begun to allow LG Display (LG display) to supply OLED panels for iPhone 14 Pro models, along with the existing supplier Samsung Display (Samsung display).
CTOnews.com learned that for the launch of the iPhone 14 series, the OLED panel for the Pro model was initially provided only by Samsung Display. However, Apple seems to have brought another supplier to high-end models.
LG Display, Apple's longtime partner, is expected to join the supply chain of the iPhone 14 Pro series, offering LPTO TFT-based OLED panels. According to ETNews, LG Display began supplying iPhone 14 Pro Max panels at the end of October.
It is said that the LG Display was supposed to be part of the supply chain of the Pro model, but its entry was frustrated by initial production delays, but has now been approved by Apple.
This is the first time that LG Display has supplied LTPO OLED to Apple products, although the technology was first introduced in iPhone 13 Pro. The difficult production process and the complexity of punched screens pose an obstacle for LG Display to meet Apple's standards.
Over the past two years, Samsung Display has provided Apple with LTPO OLED for mobile, and its display technology is quite stable. With the addition of LG Display, Samsung Display will supply fewer panels to Apple.
As vendors change, LG Display will provide screens for two iPhone models, iPhone 14 Standard Edition and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samsung Display will provide screens for all four iPhone 14 series phones, while BOE will continue to supply iPhone 14 screens.
LG Display is not just a supplier of iPhone 14 Pro models. According to reports, LG is also developing a folding screen for the future iPhone, a microOLED display for Apple's AR head display, and is still trying to enter the OLED iPad supply chain.
