Curved TVs were bad, the Google Nexus was bad, the Samsung edges were bad (did anyone actually use the ruler?). Not bad quality just a bit useless and gimmicky. A curved screen on a watch might be helpful tho given your wrist is round.
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Apple Signs Two-Year Deal With Samsung For 92 Million OLED iPhone Panels
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Curved TVs were bad, the Google Nexus was bad, the Samsung edges were bad (did anyone actually use the ruler?). Not bad quality just a bit useless and gimmicky. A curved screen on a watch might be helpful tho given your wrist is round.
Apple has more than one supplier. However, I believe the curved OLED are limited to Samsung.
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Think "Micro OLED."
Based on the contract, Samsung Display will ship 70-92 million small-size OLED panels to Apple in 2017, said the reports. This means that about 30% of iPhone devices shipped in 2017 will come with curved OLED panels, given that Apple currently ships about 200 million iPhone devices a year.
Yeah, 200 million iPhones in 2017.
Not 200 million iPhones in Q4 2017, so only 30% of the new iPhones being OLED wouldn't make sense.
I think Apple is planing to do iPhone 8 only, without 7s. If there are supply constrains, 7s will get pulled out of their back pocket.
Yeah, 200 million iPhones in 2017.
Not 200 million iPhones in Q4 2017, so only 30% of the new iPhones being OLED wouldn't make sense.
I think Apple is planing to do iPhone 8 only, without 7s. If there are supply constrains, 7s will get pulled out of their back pocket.
If its a curved screen like the one on the Galaxy S8 then you can keep it. Don't want a curved screen that wastes space, distorts pictures and makes it hard to do anything at the corners on! WTF already, stop with all these pointless curved screens!!!
even apple can't deny samsung is the innovator in the industry in terms of displays
Because it gives a slightly better image. Not worth the trade off IMO, unless they can avoid burn using software, like the PC screen savers purpose was a couple of decades ago.
Errmm, no need for a screen saver, just turn the screen off. Apple watch seems to be doing fine with OMLED (yet people complain they want always on clock faces).
The day Apple can stop relying on these *******s I will be truly ecstatic. I was getting my hopes up they might make a purchase in the chip area but that isn't going to happen so they will still ink deals to have their chips made. Less reliance on others is better
As long as they're making stuff outside of our ignorant tech bubble (bulldozers, tractors, oil-rigs etc) they're not going to disappear regardless of our oh so important phones.
I'm one of the biggest fanboys when it comes to Samsung hardware. But software and updating policies they can go to hell. No one asked for that Bixby crap and just to cram it down everyone's throats they added a stupid Bixby button on a sexy phone. Android already has a digital assistant and here goes Samsung duplicating crap. And don't get me started on how long it takes for their flagship phones to get a major Android release.
I was getting so many updates on my iPhone 7 Plus I had to go from beta to official lol.
I am not sure where this guys sees all of these bad panels, but I deal with 200-300 Galaxy phones swapping in and out, and none of them have burn in after two years of heavy use.
Because the quality is better. If you look at the blacks on a OLED they're stunning. If you own an Apple Watch you can see it.
That's why I hope they'll release a dark version of iOS alongside the new iPhone, or at least the possibility to switch to a dark mode.
To be honest I'm not craving for OLED display on the iPhone. I like it on my Apple Watch, but the LCD of my 6s is fine.
If they made a 8 with a new design and an 8 pro with OLED I'd go for the cheaper version with LCD.
But is not clear whether they'll release three new iPhones or just a new one and continue to sell the 7.
In a few weeks we'll start seeing leaks and we'll get a better idea
It's a rumour thread posted on a rumour site which mentions they will be the sole supplier.
Other rumours posted here have also confidently predicted Samsung will be the only supplier of OLED panels.
This is one of the funniest frenemy relationships in tech right now. I bet it just burns Apple every time they realize they still need Samsung to make enough parts for their iPhone to keep up with the demand. In the meantime Apple is passive aggressive suing Samsung as much as they can, and just enough to not piss off Samsung and have them sever ties completely with Apple . Of course the way things have been going for Samsung lately they really can't afford to piss off Apple right now either and lose that business. This catch-22 dance between them is simply amazing.
Seems that oled is subject to burn in.OLED, as a technology in itself, is not necessarily susceptible to burn. If it were, my TV would be rooted by now, as it's used for hours and hours on end with static on-screen menus and HUD elements without any hint of even mild temporary retention, let alone burn. Alternatively, my MacBook Pro suffers from horrid IR on its LCD panel, so go figure. Some OLEDs may suffer, but some clearly don't. My advice would be to wait and see what unfolds before panicking
On the subject of TrueTone etc. I would imagine that the video profile of the screen will be very much under the control of Apple. I do not think we are going to see nasty blue-shifted whites and over-saturated colours on any panel that Apple uses, even if the exact same identical panel in a different application may exhibit those traits. My hope, and indeed realistic expectations of an OLED equipped iPhone, are that it will look much like my iPhone 7, ergo fantastic, but with true infinite black, and all the benefits that come with that.
In short, I don't expect any negatives from the switch from LCD to OLED, and I do expect many benefits, including infinite contrast, and undoubtedly better energy efficiency. Of course time may prove my confidence unfounded, but until then I'll just wait, instead of complaining about something that hasn't happened yet
The article states that Samsung is the sole supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone 8.
What's interesting to me is which resolution Apple will choose (or what's actually available from Samsung). Matching the really high DPI of Samsung phones also means the GPU has to work a lot harder. Not that Apple has been lagging in the GPU department, but that was some "free" performance so to speak.
With iPhone 7 plus they render content at an higher resolution then downsample it to match the real display resolution, so it shouldn't be a problem to support more pixels on the new iPhone.
Except its a 2 year contract, doesn't mean there will be more at a launch. 92 Million is on 3.8 Million a month over 2 years. But I'm sure thats not how it'll be distributed out.