Apple would have added LG as the second supplier of OLED screens for iPhone XS and XS Max

Apple would have chosen LG Display as the second largest manufacturer of flexible OLED displays, according to the Korean technology information website. ETNews. The rumors of Apple using LG as a possible alternative supplier of OLED screens came to light in June, and today's information cites unidentified sources who claim that LG's OLED panels have recently been tested by Apple. .

Until now, Samsung was the only OLED screen supplier of Apple since the launch of the iPhone X in 2017. Samsung, which had agreed to provide about 100 million of them. OLED screens during the initial transaction, had the monopoly, allowing the company to control prices. If LG appears as a second supplier, it could reduce Apple's dependence on Samsung.

If the deal goes ahead, LG Display's OLED displays will most likely be used for the iPhone XS and XS Max, the only iPhones using OLED displays. They will not be used for the cheaper iPhone XR, which was also announced Wednesday because it uses an LCD screen. LG uses OLED screens for its own V30 smartphone – which my colleague Vlad Savov has described as "lousy disappointment" – and is currently supplying OLED displays for the Google Pixel 2 XL, which has also encountered many display issues.

Although it was reported in April that LG was not able to meet Apple's requirements for OLED displays, the new quality tests seem to have eased Apple's doubts about the partnership. the ETNews According to the source, LG is now preparing for mass production at its new OLED manufacturing facility, so LG's screens may be closer than we think.