According to information from the Bloomberg agency, the successor to the Apple Watch Ultra, scheduled for 2024, would benefit from a micro-LED screen designed internally by Apple.
Somehow, with every new iPhone release, it’s LG and Samsung that are rubbing their hands together. It must be said that Apple is supplied for the production of its screens mainly from the two Korean giants, or more precisely from their subsidiaries, LG Display and Samsung Display.
A few days ago we also learned that Apple could soon be supplied by another player, the Chinese manufacturer BOE. In fact, this would be on the way to providing Apple with the panels of the future iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus according to information from analyst Ming Chi Kuo. In detail, 70% of the tiles would be designed by BOE while Samsung would keep 30% of the iPhone market.
However, this would only be a first step for the American manufacturer. According to the latest information from the agency Bloomberg, the Cupertino company would seek, in the future, to design its screens internally, without going through a supplier. Initially, this would involve the internal design of the panels of Apple’s connected watches, the Apple Watch. Thus, for the second generation of the Apple Watch Ultra, scheduled for 2024, Apple should design a micro-LED screen instead of the Oled panel used until now. However, the firm did not intend to stop in such a good way:” Apple plans to eventually offer these displays on other devices, including iPhones.If the test proves conclusive, Apple already has plans to bring its micro-LED screen to the iPad Pro in 2024 before integrating it into the iPhone in a few years.
Micro-LED, a technology as proven as Oled, but brighter
According to BloombergThe first tests with prototypes based on the current Apple Watch Ultra would have already begun.
Remember that micro-LED has the advantage of offering not only infinite contrast, in the same way as OLED, but also much higher brightness, around 4,000 cd/m², compared to 2,000 cd/m² for the best tiles. Smelled. . These tiles also have a longer lifespan than Oled and do not suffer from marks.
According toBloomberg, Apple’s interest would be to allow a better calibration of screens and panels really adapted to its products. In addition, this internal production of components should also allow the company to establish a growing presence throughout the production chain, the nerves of war in the electronics industry.
This isn’t the first time Apple has sought to assert vendor independence. This was already the case with their switch to ARM Apple M1 and M2 chips in computers. Until then, Apple used classic x86 processors designed by Intel.
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