Ross Young, the head of the analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants, seems determined to launch his career asleakersensitive information related to Apple. Indeed, after having already issuedhypotheses about therefresh ratenew iPhones which according to him could not reach 120 Hz contrary to what one might have expected, here he is back.
This time, we learn in particular the names of the supposed subcontractors of the slabsOLED(The iPhone SE is probably the last of its family to use LCD): these are LG, BOE and Samsung. The resolution of each diagonal is also specified, which confirms what we expected.
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Here is the data provided by the expert:
Summary of iPhone 12 Display Specspic.twitter.com/HaWSxuxMf3
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss)May 18, 2020
There are therefore four sizes of smartphones,5.4 to 6.7 inches, with a resolution close to 2K for the iPhone 12 Pro Max which would be the most expensive in the range. Its display would be produced by Samsung, just like on the 12 and 12 Pro, while the “12 Max” (whose name remains to be confirmed) would be subcontracted by LGand BOE, an index already provided last March by a specialized Taiwanese media.
We will probably have to wait untilkeynotenext September to find out more, if this is not also postponed to October due to delays linked to the COVID-19 epidemic.
