Next year’s iPhone 16 could feature a more energy-efficient display thanks to a new set of OLED materials that Samsung reportedly developed specifically for Apple. The materials set includes various components for OLED displays, such as closure layers (CPLs) that regulate the optical properties of the display. Each component is produced by a specialist manufacturer and supplied to Samsung; Samsung is also using these to create the ultimate OLED panel.

Different material composition in a set can change the characteristics of the OLED panel, such as lifetime, brightness, color accuracy or manufacturing efficiency.

in April Electric It is reported that Samsung is using the “M12” material set for this year’s iPhone 15 models, and is also developing a new OLED material set called “M14” specifically for Apple’s 2024 iPhone. The exact reason for this development was unknown at the time, but a new report from a Korean-language publication suggests that it may be due to the increased energy efficiency of the OLED panel.

Quoting Korean Ubi Research analyst Taejeong Yoon, Electric now reports that Samsung’s OLED development roadmap focuses on replacing blue fluorescent materials with blue phosphorescent materials, which can reduce the overall power consumption of an OLED panel.

According to Yoon, Samsung originally intended to use a more energy-efficient material in OLED panels designed for various advanced phones in 2024, but it is not easy to develop and Samsung may reserve it for Apple’s M14 material set instead.

“After next year’s ‌iPhone 16‌, M14 will be applied to iPhone 17 in 2025, and the application period for Apple’s ‌iPhone‌ OLED material set will increase to two years,” Yun said.

According to multiple sources, the ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro and ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro Max are expected to have a larger screen size. The ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro is expected to have a 6.27-inch display (rounded to 6.3), while the ‌iPhone 16‌ Pro Max is expected to have a 6.85-inch display (rounded to 6.9).

A previous report in September had suggested that “iPhone 16” OLED panels could use microlens technology to maintain or increase the brightness of the displays, potentially reducing power consumption.

Meanwhile, a previous report in May had claimed that Apple was planning to mass produce more advanced microLED displays to reduce its dependence on Samsung and increase its own control over supply, laying the groundwork for its ultimate goal of bringing the next-generation technology to the iPhone. .