LG would produce better screens for the iPhone 13

According to a news fromPatently Applethe source of which is not specified, the Korean company P&H Tech would be responsible for delivering components to LG dedicated to the manufacture of the OLED screen of the next iPhone. These parts, calledhigh refractive index capping layer(literally “high refractive index capping layer”) or CPL, come from a relatively recent technology but already validated by numerous scientific articles.

Objective: to reduce the loss of light from the light-emitting diodes installed under the front window, while guaranteeing its dispersion more directed and concentrated towards the user. In short, it is therefore a system which will be particularly useful in case of exposure to direct sunlight. Another advantage: reducing energy consumption, the front panel being the element spending the most all day long.

Towards the hundred million units produced

LG should release no less than fifty million screens from the factory for the iPhone 12 and their successors during the whole of 2021. Analysts studying the issue more closely, however, are counting on a number twice as large for the quantity of iPhone 13s sold in the longer term, which perhaps explains why LG chose to go through a service provider.

Indeed, its subsidiary LG Chem already manufactured CPL before but not this time. What's more, switching to another supplier often helps reduce costs. A profitable strategy also for Apple, although the latterhave to pay quite high transport costs recently following the Asian crisis.

Competition in ambush

According to other rumors from equally reliable informants, LG would often not be the only company to produce the screens for the next iPhone. Indeed,Apple would also intend to deal with Samsung to do this. On the menu: LTPO panels, which can support several image refresh rates. What is necessary to support the 120 Hz evoked by certain hallway noises for many months.

Note that there should, however, be a difference between the most expensive versions of the mobile (Pro and Pro Max) and the most affordable, the latter probably being content with a lower frequency.