We’ve known for a while that Apple wants to invest in microLED displays on its devices. Rumors indicated that the first Apple Watch Ultra with microLED technology would arrive in 2024. However, this Thursday (27) analyst Ross Young commented that the device should only arrive in the second half of 2025.

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Ross Young, an analyst at Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), commented on the situation. twitter, Apple’s decision to delay the change until the second half of 2025. At this point, we don’t know if the rumor is true or what was the reason for the delay. Young notes that Apple’s supplier (probably LG) may be having trouble keeping up with demand for microLED displays.. Meanwhile, the apple company is also gearing up for the launch of the Apple Beats Studio Buds+.

microLED on Apple Watch Ultra only in 2025

In January, Yang commented on the existence of LG’s microLED backplane business. The start of screen production is expected in the second quarter of 2024, he said. In addition, LG and Samsung will be responsible for supplying microLED screens to Apple with the intention of diversifying their supply chain.

The next Apple Watch Ultra is rumored to be the first to feature a microLED display. In addition, the Cupertino giant is planning new features for its top-of-the-line smartwatches with an improvement in screen size, which will now be 2.1 inches versus 1.93 inches in the current Ultra version. New Apple Watch Ultra with display microLED will also provide improved contrast ratio, optimized HDR and support for wider viewing angles., better response time and lower latency. However, if the DSCC analyst is right, we won’t see a microLED display in action on Apple smartwatches until 2025.

The Apple Watch is the top-selling smartwatch in the US in 2022.
Apple devices accounted for 56% of US smartwatch sales

Source: BGR

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