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Apple May Drop iPhone Display Supplier Over Quality Issues

Apple supplier BOE is again facing issues with its OLED panel production for iPhones, prompting Apple to consider redirecting orders to Samsung Display and LG Display, according to sources in Korea (via OLED-info).

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The Chinese display manufacturer has reportedly been struggling to meet Apple's quality standards for LTPS AMOLED displays intended for iPhone 14, 15, and 16 models. Since the beginning of 2024, BOE has only managed to deliver approximately 7-8 million panels to Apple, falling drastically short of its roughly 40 million unit orders.

The quality issues are expected to take at least six weeks to resolve. Meanwhile, industry insiders suggest that Samsung Display is likely to receive the majority of any redirected orders, since LG Display's production capacity is primarily focused on manufacturing LTPO AMOLED displays for iPhone "Pro" models.

This is just the latest setback in BOE's troubled history with iPhone OLED production. The company faced similar challenges in 2023 when it struggled with light leakage issues around the Dynamic Island cutout for iPhone 15 displays, leading Apple to reduce orders significantly.

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Top Rated Comments

Dr McKay Avatar
18 months ago

Samsung is probably proud of the fact that they make technology so good even their competition wants to use it.
Samsung's divisions is effectively different companies, I doubt their display division considers Apple a competitor any more than their heavy earth machinery division does or their appliance division.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
18 months ago
Samsung Display is the only one Apple should trust. Always high quality and reliable.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JapanApple Avatar
18 months ago
This is a good thing! Good get a better supplier! Dump the trash
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
18 months ago

Still so strange 'samsung' provides his biggest competitor with screens :)
Samsung is probably proud of the fact that they make technology so good even their competition wants to use it.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kamyk35 Avatar
18 months ago
Not sure why Apple keeps persisting with BOE, it's the same issues every year.
One of the many reasons, I only buy the pro models
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DesertNomad Avatar
18 months ago

Remember the days when Apple allowed one or two dead pixels in their displays. o_O
On the PowerBook 170 (black and white active matrix screen), they allowed 5 dead pixels but any two had to be at least 1" away from each other. My PB170 had no dead pixels.
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