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Apple's Custom MicroLED Display for Apple Watch Rumored to Be Made by LG
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I, too, am very excited about the prospect of micro-LED displays. They should have many benefits over OLED such as higher brightness which will lead to better contrast ratios, either less susceptible or not susceptible at all to burn in and will take even less power to operate than OLED.
I think that it makes perfect sense to start with a small display for the Apple Watch and then work to scale the technology up for larger display sizes. This strategy should also help with keeping costs in line.
I just read an article yesterday about quantum dots becoming another display option in the next few years. Currently, they are being used to enhance LCD and OLED displays, but they have now developed—at this point just small ones—displays that are driven directly with the photoluminescent quantum dots which will provide again, brighter displays that are much, much simpler to manufacture so they should also reduce display costs significantly.
It will be very interesting to see which technology will take over the display market or if they will peacefully coexist.
I think that it makes perfect sense to start with a small display for the Apple Watch and then work to scale the technology up for larger display sizes. This strategy should also help with keeping costs in line.
I just read an article yesterday about quantum dots becoming another display option in the next few years. Currently, they are being used to enhance LCD and OLED displays, but they have now developed—at this point just small ones—displays that are driven directly with the photoluminescent quantum dots which will provide again, brighter displays that are much, much simpler to manufacture so they should also reduce display costs significantly.
It will be very interesting to see which technology will take over the display market or if they will peacefully coexist.
Actually I think the only reason Apple is doing this, ( if this rumor is true) is to lower their product cost and in the same time raise their profit.
I'm no expert om screens, but I can't imagine Micro-led is better than Oled?
I know there has been some cases on burn-in on Oled display, but I'm guessing that's a few?
Correct me if I'm wrong😊
Thanks for reading🙂
I'm no expert om screens, but I can't imagine Micro-led is better than Oled?
I know there has been some cases on burn-in on Oled display, but I'm guessing that's a few?
Correct me if I'm wrong😊
Thanks for reading🙂
I'm speculating that smaller screen likely means it's easier to make "clean" panels. As manufacturing standard improve (or the ROI comes down) they can move to larger panels.
That's nothing. I'm going to preorder the preorder!
LMFAO! Trickle down from Apple, of all price gouging companies. Come on man....
Of course Apple designs trickle down. The 2008 Air design eventually informed all MacBooks. The 2018 iPad Pro design all iPads. The iPhone SE followed the 5S design, then the 8 design, probably soon the XR design.
Eventually, the Watch SE will be like an earlier Watch or Watch Ultra.
I can’t wait to see a microLED display in a new Apple Watch Ultra.
To be honest can't wait on regular Watch.. it's much more nice feeling and stylish. The Ultra is just way too bulky and angular.
Calling it now.
This is gonna be the Series 10 or Apple Watch X (Name TBD) and we’ll finally see a redesign of the case.
This is gonna be the Series 10 or Apple Watch X (Name TBD) and we’ll finally see a redesign of the case.
That's nothing. I'm going to preorder the preorder!
This aint a fanboy showdown, but I did just pre-order my place for an invitation to make a pre-order reservation for a place in the pre-order queue for an actual pre-order that will eventually become an actual transact-able purchase in 2025.
Hard pass, to get the ruggedness of the ultra you need a thicker case with chunkier buttons. It’s made for an entirely different market than the Series 8.
I would imagine due to the difficulty of scaling up display size. microLED is pretty cutting edge.
In the meantime OLED gets you similar contrast ratios. It’s going to be a stepping stone tech like miniLED.
Small screens and lower volume product
Everything is transitioning to micro. It’s just a question of timelines; it could take 5 years or 15 years.
If MacBooks and iPads go OLED first (I’m skeptical), it’ll be only as a transitional technology before micro becomes feasible.
Spring of 2025? Apple Watch’s don’t come out in the spring. They are part of the iPhone release cycle. Sure that can change, but I don’t always believe what these people predict.
There's so much to screens that can be improved, like power efficiency, brightness, durability, color gamut and response time.
OLED has bad color accuracy, low maximum brightness, high battery draw at high brightnesses. Micro fixes all of those while retaining OLED’s deep blacks.
The coming microLED displays, and hopefully electrophosphorescent QD displays, are going to make 2025+ pretty amazing for devices, if they actually materialize.
Very early rumours. Still can change. But expecting prices of Apple watch to go up.