Sigh. It'd be just my luck that I get one of the LG panels. Ugh.
First world problems....
Sigh. It'd be just my luck that I get one of the LG panels. Ugh.
This is not a big deal, as long as the display quality is the same and working well.
Apple's multi-billion dollar investment in LG Display to start supplying OLED technology is close to bearing fruit, reports the South China Morning Post. According to the paper's sources, the Korean firm is almost ready to become Apple's second supplier for OLED screens, allowing Apple to reduce its reliance on Samsung, currently the sole manufacturer of the panels in iPhone X models.
Previous rumors have suggested LG will be the supplier for this year's 6.5-inch "iPhone X Plus". The sources in today's report claim LG Display will initially supply between 2 million and 4 million units, as it continues to work on ramping up capacity. While those figures are small relative to Apple's sales, the sources note that they would help Apple gain leverage in price negotiations with Samsung as it looks to eventually switch to OLED-only production for iPhone.![]()
In April, The Wall Street Journal claimed that mass production challenges had caused LG to fall behind the schedule it had agreed with Apple. As a result, opinions within Apple were said to be divided on whether LG Display would be in a position to complement Samsung as a second source of OLED displays for the upcoming iPhones. However, analysts at investment firm Susquehanna estimated that LG will supply as much as 20 percent of OLED displays for the 2018 lineup.
Apart from the "iPhone X Plus", Apple is expected to release two other iPhone models in 2018: a second generation iPhone X and a low-cost, 6.1-inch option with a similar full-face display as seen on the iPhone X, but with LCD rather than an OLED display.
Last month, South Korea's ET News reported that Apple's transition to a full OLED iPhone lineup will be complete in 2019. However, analysts immediately cast doubt on that claim, arguing that the switch would be too early and effectively remove the chance for a "low-cost" iPhone model like the LCD version believed to be coming this year. The same view is also supported by today's report:
According to The Investor, Apple is investing 3 trillion won ($2.67 billion) in LG's OLED production for smartphones. LG is said to be building a production line dedicated to iPhone orders only, as part of its agreement with Apple.
Article Link: LG Display to Supply Apple With 2-4 Million OLED Panels for This Year's 'iPhone X Plus'
Didn’t know the iPhone 8 had Face ID...Most people will still get the iPhone 8, due to Face ID.
Ugh as in really ugh. The Pixel 2 XL has an LG panel, the Pixel 2 has a Samsung panel. The reviews of the LG panel were horrendous (both for viewing quality itself, but also for almost immediate burn in on the LG panel). The Verge's review numbers for the 2 XL are significantly lower than the 2, because of that LG panel. LG is good for TV's, but they seem to be years behind in OLED smartphone screen tech.
Just to bring some memories back (basically immediate burn in with the LG panels on XL 2's): https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...gating-reports-of-pixel-2-xl-display-burn-in/
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/18/16489756/google-pixel-2xl-awful-lg-oled-screen
Here's Ars's review of the 2 Pixels, about 1/3rd of the way it compares the 2 panels: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...view-the-best-android-phone-you-can-buy/2/#h1
Please keep the mid size phone with an LCD Apple, give us an out from LG...
Think OLED makes the iPhone too expensive.
Microled excites me but we are probably 3-5 years off, first Apple will test the water on the AppleWatch.
After seeing the Pixel 2 XL screen and how blue it is, I won’t be getting the plus. I’ll stick to the one with the LCD screen.
Do you really think Apple will not have any QC involved in the process? The LG panels will be just fine. Except for the fan boys who look for any reason to complain about their $1000 phone.
I like the current 5.8 size
Burn in and uneven blacks is a fault of OLED. Doesn't matter who makes it. The uneven blacks have got better since OLED first launched, but it is still a problem. Burn in, like plasma displays will always be a problem with OLED. QLED from Samsung was designed to alleviate the burn-in issue with the OLED tech.If I'm not mistaken, wasn't/isn't there issue with screen burn in on the Google Pixel 2 XL? I'm hoping these issues are resolved. Perhaps the screens won't be exactly like the 2XL and Apple will have helped LG warm up the color temperatures on the display.
In all honesty, I don't really care who makes the screens as long as they look beautiful!
Why would you think Apple would accept panels that were as bad as the Pixel 2?The Pixel display was really bad. Looks like I am in for a panel lottery this September. I need the X Plus with a Samsung panel.
That’s what I’m wondering. Beside the fact that any current screen tech has some sort of off-axis viewing issues, are people actually holding their iPhones at a 45° angle to their line of sight? It’s pretty absurd to picture it. And even if they are, are creative pros really doing their most critical viewing and editing on an iPhone? It just doesn’t seem so. I think that a lot of this stuff is driven by techies doing side by side comparisons and spec warring, like so many other things in the tech world.
Otoh, microLED seems like a legit way forward: no chance of burn-in, very bright for outside, but pretty miserly with batteries.
Wonder how one could tell if their X had a LG screen or a Samsung screen.Encouraging news for any would be X Plus buyers. With numbers so small the odds of a getting a Samsung panel are even greater. I can see the threads already... ‘Is yours a Samsung or LG Panel’