Who will make the oled screens of the new iphone of 2018?

This year, Samsung and LG are going to have to compete with other providers if they want to be the ones to supply the OLED screens of the new 2018 Apple iPhones.

The OLED industry grows by leaps and bounds

As DigiTimes reports, alluding to “industry sources”, of course, not disclosed, Sharp and Japan Display are preparing to enter this race immediately and who will get at least a significant part of the production of OLED screens of the next generation of the iPhone.

Thanks to its high production capacity, Samsung was the only supplier of OLED screens for the iPhone X that Apple unveiled in 2017. This situation stimulated LG Display, a company that quickly invested billions in its OLED manufacturing facilities with the objective of being able to compete in the next round of orders from those of Cupertino.

Now, this investment seems to be paying off, and everything indicates that LG Display would already be in a position to supply a certain number of OLED panels for the new 2018 iPhone range, which is expected to include two new models of 5, 8 inches and 6.5 inches with OLED displays. Thus, LG Display would supply Apple with 6.5-inch OLED panels, while Samsung would be in charge of the 5.8-inch panels, according to a report.

However, news is now emerging that other vendors are vying for third and fourth position in the supply line, including Sharp, now a company owned by Foxconn Electronics, and Japan Display. Both companies are preparing to produce OLED displays throughout the second quarter of 2018. What's more, Sharp may also be ready to mount flexible OLED displays on some premium smartphones to be launched in 2018.

Without a doubt, the most positive part of this news is not so much that Apple will reduce its dependence on a single company, at the same time, its maximum rival, but that, according to DigiTimes sources, this accelerated investment by Asian suppliers in OLED display production will “definitely” lead to oversupply of panels in the coming years and, consequently, to a drop in prices.