China's BOE has taken another hit with Apple reportedly choosing not to use it for the OLED displays on the forthcoming iPhone 18 Pro . Render of a possible iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: AppleInsider For years now , BOE has been making large-scale investment in display manufacturing in order to gain iPhone orders from Apple. It even managed to supply some screens for the iPhone 17 Pro , but according to The Elec , Apple is going with Samsung Display and LG Display for at least most of its next OLED models. Citing unspecified sources within the supply chain, the report claims that Apple will make its final choice of suppliers before the end of May 2026. BOE is said to lag behind both of its main rivals in terms of production quality and manufacturing yield. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The leaker " Instant Digital " today revisited their February design report on the foldable iPhone, claiming the device's internal design will make it the easiest-to-disassemble and easiest-to-repair foldable phone in the industry. In a new post on Weibo, Instant Digital said the device's "incredibly rigorous underlying engineering logic" has "truly paid off," and predicted that teardown videos will vindicate the earlier claims once the device ships. The leaker described the internal component stacking as "logical yet elegant," and said the design eliminates the complex ribbon cable routing that typically complicates disassembly in competing foldables, achieving instead what they called "a truly high level of modularity." The comments appear to be a callback to Instant Digital's February 2 report , which offered several design details about the foldable iPhone, including volume buttons relocated to the top edge of the device, Touch ID and Camera Control on the right side of the device, an iPhone Air-style camera plateau, a single punch-hole front-facing cameras, and just two color options. That report also touched on the device's internal design language, which the leaker now suggests is even more significant than readers initially appreciated. At that time, Instant Digital explained that the device's motherboard is apparently located on the right side of the device. As to not run cables across the screen to the left side for the volume buttons (where they are located on all other iPhone models), Apple is said to have decided to run them directly upwards, which maximizes internal space. The internal structure purportedly features an innovative stacked design, with the space being almost entirely dedicated to the display and battery. It is also said to feature the biggest battery ever used in an iPhone. Instant Digital has reported on the foldable iPhone for quite some time. The leaker previously claimed the device will be around $2,000 at launch , that it will be eSIM-only , that Apple's foldable displays were nearing production in March, and that the device will ship in three storage capacities . Most recently, the leaker said Camera Control is seen internally as a key feature of the foldable iPhone. The foldable iPhone, rumored to be called the " iPhone Ultra ," is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max in the fall. The device is said to feature a 7.8-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch cover screen, the A20 chip and C2 modem, ‌Touch ID‌, and two rear cameras. Related Roundup: iPhone Fold Tags: Foldable iPhone , Instant Digital , iPhone Ultra This article, " 'iPhone Ultra' Could Be Industry's Most Repairable Foldable " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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. Related Roundup: iPhone 18 Pro Tags: Samsung , The Elec This article, " iPhone 18 Pro's LTPO+ Display Upgrade to Come From Samsung, LG " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
