There are decisions that seem simple but that have many consequences behind that we are not aware of, and the change of screen that Apple will almost with all probability initiate with its new iPhone 8 will have important consequences that go far beyond the company itself. According to Digitimes estimates, Apple will need 75 million OLED screens manufactured by Samsung during 2017, which would represent 15% of the total production of this type of screens this year. Does it seem little? On the contrary, as we detail below,
Apple will only launch one model this year with an OLED screen, because the supposed iPhone 7s and 7s Plus that will accompany it will feature LCD screens. The iPhone 8, or whatever it is called, will be the only one that will have this type of screen and will probably go on sale in October, that is, Only for the last three months of 2017 will it account for 15% of this year's world production. How many units will you need for a full year? And when all iPhone models have this type of screen?
We have been wondering for years why Apple did not switch to OLED screens, much more energy efficient and with better contrast ratios. There are very few brands that are capable of producing this type of screens with enough quality to be able to be in an iPhone, in fact Samsung seems that it will be the one that exclusively manufactures them this year, until other manufacturers are able to produce them in large quantities. scale meeting Apple's quality criteria. Samsung itself will account for more than 50% of the OLED screen produced this year because it already has several models for sale with this type of screen. How much is left for the others? It is not strange that the rest of the brands view Apple's decision with suspicion, since between the American brand and the Korean Samsung they can leave this type of screens to others.