Nikkei sources assure that LCD in iPhones will end by 2025. Because yes, the iPhone SE models continued to offer such technology despite the transition to OLED in small-screen phones like the first iPhone 12 mini.
This measure will not only have an impact at the user level, but will also mark the end of the cycle for Apple, which will stop cooperating with Japan Display (JD) and Sharp in producing displays for its iPhones.
No more LCD on iPhone. There wasn’t much justification for it. To talk about the iPhone SE was to talk about a minor evolution of the panels Apple has been including since the iPhone 6. Rumors about the next-generation iPhone SE have put the end of that format on the table, thanks to the next-generation iPhone SE’s commitment to an OLED panel.
Months later, Nikkei assured that Apple would end its collaboration with JD and Sharp to purchase LCD panels intended for use in the iPhone.
Saying goodbye to a heavy dealJD and Sharp had a combined 70% stake a decade ago and were two major players in supplying panels to Apple.
The move to OLED involved both BOE Technology, LG Display, and Samsung Electronics into the equation, marking the beginning of the end of an era since the launch of the first iPhone with an OLED display—the iPhone 11, which featured OLED versus LCD. The 11 Pro—has seen Apple opt for OLED across its entire family except for the SE.
iPhone SE for 2025. Apple invited us to meet the iPhone 16 a week later. Don’t expect anything like the iPhone SE. Rumors say that a launch will be made for 2025, when a major change is also expected in the iPhone family with the launch of the new Air model.
Samsung Electronics currently produces about 50% of iPhone panels, LG Display accounts for about 30%, and BOE holds the remaining 20%. No details have been released on which of these three manufacturers will be responsible for developing the next-generation SE panels.
The news ends an unusual tradition. LCD technology was reserved for entry-level Android phones and Apple SE models. As one of the main references in panel quality, it was more than necessary for the company to say goodbye to IPS.
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