iPhone 18 Pro's LTPO+ Display Upgrade to Come From Samsung, LG

[MacRumors]

Apple is expected to finalize OLED panel approvals for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max this month, with Samsung Display and LG Display likely to dominate panel supply, reports The Elec.

This year, China's BOE has reportedly been closed out of the premium tier supply chain, despite having landed some panel orders for the iPhone 17 Pro models.

The setback is said to be down to quality and yield issues with its lower-temperature polycrystalline oxide-plus (LTPO+) technology compared to its South Korean counterparts.

Indeed, it's the key upgrade at the center of the supply shake-up.

South Korean publication ETNews previously reported that the iPhone 18 Pro models will use LTPO+ display technology, which would likely be more power efficient than the current LTPO technology in the iPhone 17 series.

Such an upgrade could also contribute to longer battery life, since LPTO+ enables finer control of OLED light emission, potentially allowing the display to optimize its operation based on environmental conditions.

The ETNews report from January also mentioned that the iPhone 18 Pro models will use under-screen infrared technology from Samsung, which could enable some Face ID components to move under the display.

That could allow Apple to shrink the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro models -- but whether it will do is seemingly still up for debate. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro models in September.

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[phill85]

Getting the black 18 Pro day 1

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

BOE Display SHOULD Just only produce displays for the E model iPhones or even the BASE iPhone 18
But Samsung should be the only one for the Pro Models and maybe LG for the Air.

 

[Dr McKay]

Hopefully not another display lottery where one manufacturers displays are noticeably inferior to the others

 

[ThailandToo]

Getting the black 18 Pro day 1

Will be nice to have a black option. I will be buying the fold/ultra, as I can’t wait to get rid of the island/notch situation! Also, hope it gets larger over time as I want one device that does it all, open and it’s an iPad, and then run MacOS when attached to a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. That would be way ideal! Would pay $5k for a top-spec model. 2TB SSD, 32GB Memory, 9” display when unfolded. That’s a device worth the money. And the only way it happens is if it costs the same amount as an iPhone, iPad and Mac together so Apple doesn’t lose out. The “ecosystem” is the competitive advantage.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

What kind of PWR consumption improvements are we looking at here?