Both companies have invested a significant amount to boost
their OLED production capabilities.
However, LG's
OLED production capabilities aren't currently a match for Samsung's, so that could be part of the reason why we might not see a foldable iPhone until 2020; that, and the fact that Apple probably won't want to launch one until the tech has been perfected.
Not exact matches
Thanks to its existing
production capability, Samsung was the sole supplier of
OLED display panels for Apple's iPhone X in 2017, which left LG Display under pressure from Apple and scrambling to invest billions in its
OLED manufacturing facilities in time to compete for the next round of orders.That investment appears to be paying off already, with LG Display reportedly in line to supply some
OLED panels to this year's new range of iPhones, which is expected to include two new 5.8 - inch and 6.5 - inch iPhone models with
OLED displays.
In «2017
OLED Display Annual Report», meanwhile, depicts to help catching the greater flow of
OLED industry on the supply chains, the latest trends by major panel company and investment state, the application trends applying AMOLED and the
capability analysis of
OLED mass
production lines which are expected to invest in this year.