While Apple's future with microLED is still hazy, and so is a an Apple Watch Ultra using the technology, Apple is hunting down new suppliers for the technology that can handle massive order volumes.
Apple has brought mini LED to many products, including iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, and is also working on micro LED technology. Here's what to expect from the new display technologies set to take over from TFT LCD and OLED.
Apple has been working to mass-produce its own advanced micro-LED displays so it has more control over such a critical component of its products while also easing its reliance on rivals like Samsung.
Apple will continue to rely on Korean display makers like Samsung Display and LG Display for years to come despite a move to bring component designs in-house, a report claims.
Apple's is still expected to incorporate micro LED technology into the Apple Watch Ultra, but a supplier's revenue projection suggests 2025 for the launch, not 2024.
A new supply chain leak suggests that Apple will release an Apple Watch with a MicroLED display in the spring of 2025.
Analysts now suggest that Apple's new Apple Watch Ultra could be the first with a micro LED display in a 2024 update.
Samsung's Unbox & Discover virtual event for display hardware revealed support for AirPlay 2 will be added to the rotatable Sero television, among other changes to Samsung's 2021 television and display lineup.
Apple is developing a method to provide better quality control for microLED displays, which carry a number of benefits over OLED and could be used in future devices like an Apple Watch or iPhone.
A new industry report claims that Apple will first use a micro LED display in a future Apple Watch as soon as 2023.
The "Apple Watch Series 6" may not be fitted with a micro LED display as part of its annual upgrade, a serial leaker claims, with Apple allegedly using the same supplier and display technology as the Series 5.
A new report from China says that Apple intends to help fund the opening of a new factory at Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park. No date has yet been reported, but it's believed that the factory will be used to produce both Mini LED and micro LED displays for future devices.
Doubling down on previous reports, supply chain sources say that Apple plans to move to using mini LED display technology in its next iPad Pro, due in the fourth quarter of 2020.
While color backlit keyboards are common, Apple is researching how to use that color dynamically on individual keys to provide feedback to the user.
Following years of development with different suppliers, Apple is reportedly close to switching Apple Watch display from OLED to micro LED, and production is expected to begin in time for a fall 2020 launch.
A future version of the iPhone could use microLED technology for its display, with a supply chain report suggesting that manufacturing partner Foxconn is trying to gain orders from Apple for a future iPhone using the bright and high resolution technology.
Representatives for Apple recently met with two Taiwanese display makers to talk about Mini and Micro LED technology, which could potentially be used in future iPhones and Apple Watches.
A new report claiming to understand Apple's supply chain has asserted that LG screens might be facing development issues as a second source for OLED displays on upcoming iPhones, based on Apple's higher than normal scrutiny of LG prototypes—and then strangely claims this issue is driving iPhone X prices so high that "some" are not buying it.
Apple may be preparing to add Taiwanese firm PlayNitride to its partners on what appears to be a growing MicroLED initiative for future devices, according to a recent report.
Reports suggest that Apple is getting closer to implementing MicroLED in its future product releases, including the Apple Watch, with the display technology potentially offering a number of benefits compared to other methods. AppleInsider explains how the current TFT and OLED display technologies work, and how MicroLED differs.
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