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LG Display has ceased making LCD iPhone screens, and abandoned hopes of doing so in the future, according to a supply-chain report. Separately, the company has stated that it may cease making its own smartphones.

LG once rivaled Samsung as a key supplier of iPhone screens, and Apple benefited from having two companies able to meet both technical and volume requirements. Two suppliers provided redundancy in Apple’s supply-chain, as well as giving the company negotiating strength when it came to allocating orders to the two companies.

Things changed when Apple began transitioning to OLED with the iPhone X. LG was late to recognize the industry trend from LCD to OLED, and was ill-prepared for Apple’s switch. That left Samsung as the sole supplier for Apple’s flagship phones for some time.

LG did finally manage to catch up and win Apple OLED orders, but suffered technical problems even after doing so – and Samsung still retains a technical lead.

LG Display has halted production of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for iPhones, TheElec has learned […] LG Display halted iPhone LCD production at its AP3 line at Gumi in the third quarter. The line also stopped making panels for other phones as well in the fourth quarter.

For LG Display, the LCD line for iPhones has been low in profitability. Apple also used organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels instead for its iPhone 12 series. Sales of iPhones with OLED is also expected to exceed that of those with LCD panels this year.

Apple’s LCD model, iPhone SE, which launched last year, will use LCD panels by JDI and Sharp instead. LG Display had previously attempted to supply LCD for the 2019-model iPhone SE but failed.

The factory which made the LCD screens is reportedly being repurposed to make display panels for cars. LG is the current market leader in automobile displays of nine inches or larger.

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LG Display is considering the purchase of new equipment to produce LTPO displays, a decision that could allow it to supply Apple with ProMotion-supportive screens for future iPhone models.

LG Display and Samsung Display are Apple"s main screen suppliers for its iPhone range, with Samsung largely providing the lion"s share of display panels. With Apple allegedly shifting to use 120Hz ProMotion displays in some models, this has apparently pushed LG to make some changes to its production.

Previously rumored in November 2020, a report from The Elec on Monday claims LG Display is in talks with display equipment producer Avaco over the specifications of hardware known as "sputters." The equipment would be used in the production of low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) OLED screens.

Sputters are vacuum deposition machinery that accelerates ionized argon gas into a target material. That material falls onto glass to form a very thin layer, which is also transparent and conductive.

Apple is rumored to be using LTPO in some of the displays in the "iPhone 13" lineup, as it enables the high refresh rates needed for ProMotion. Currently, Samsung is the only one out of the two iPhone display suppliers who is making the LTPO screens for the smartphone.

Using the new equipment, LG is apparently planning to convert its existing OLED lines so it can supply Apple with similar displays in 2022. However, LG won"t be buying the equipment until Apple approves the equipment.

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Apple has reportedly started to use LG Display as a supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone 14 Pro models, alongside existing supplier Samsung Display.

For the launch of the iPhone 14, the Pro models" OLED panels were provided only by Samsung Display. However, it seems that Apple has brought aboard another supplier for the premium models.

Long-time Apple partner LG Display is thought to be joining the iPhone 14 Pro supply chain, supplying LPTO TFT-type OLED panels. According to sources of ETNews, LG Display started supplying the panels at the end of October.

It is claimed that LG Display was meant to be part of the Pro model supply chain, but an initial production delay set back its inclusion, but it has now gained Apple"s approval.

This is LG Display"s first run at supplying LTPO OLED to Apple for its products, though the technology was first introduced in the iPhone 13 Pro. With a difficult production process, one also complicated by a punch-hole display, it raised the barrier for LG Display to meet Apple"s standards.

Samsung Display has supplied its LTPO OLED to Apple for mobile use for the last two years, with its display technology described as stable. With LG"s inclusion, Samsung Display will be supplying fewer panels to Apple.

With the change in suppliers, LG Display will be providing screens for two iPhone models, Samsung Display will be doing so for all four iPhone 14 models, and BOE will continue supplying for the iPhone 14.

LG Display isn"t just working on the iPhone 14 Pro models. It is also reportedly developing foldable screens for future iPhones, microOLED displays for Apple"s AR headset, and is also trying to muscle in on the OLED iPad supply chain.

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While Samsung will continue to supply approximately 80 per cent of iPhone displays, rumours claim that a little-known company called BOE looks set to become Apple’s second-largest OLED supplier. Not only is this a sign that Apple’s lowest-cost iPhone 12 model will likely make the leap from LCD to OLED this year, but it’s also a sign that Apple is looking to diversify which manufacturers it uses, and potentially looking to ready itself for a move into the display market itself.

You, like many of us when we first read the rumours, are probably wondering who the hell BOE is, and how it managed to score such a big deal despite its relatively unknown status. However, BOE is, in fact, the largest display manufacturer in China, supplying screens for smartphones, TVs and other electronic devices and home appliances.

The company, which was founded in Bejing in 1993 and acquired SK Hynix"s STN-LCD and OLED businesses back in 2001, is ranked second in the world when it comes to flexible OLED shipments, holding a market share of 11 per cent during the first quarter of this year. It, naturally, is still a long way behind market leader Samsung, which owned 81 per cent market share of the OLED market in the same quarter. Still, with a sizable chunk of the OLED market already under its belt, it perhaps won’t come as too much of a surprise – now, at least – that the firm already has some big-name allies.

BOE’s display technology is currently being utilised in Huawei"s most popular smartphone models, including the high-end P and Mate series, and it reportedly will manufacturer the palm-stretching screen set to appear on this year’s Huawei Mate 40.

BOE even provided the flexible OLED used in the foldable Huawei Mate X, which has proven way more reliable than Samsung’s flexible OLED efforts. Perhaps, then, it’s somewhat unsurprising that Samsung is reportedly considering using BOE screens for its future devices, likely at the expense of its own industry-dominating Samsung Display unit.

BOE’s surprising alliance with Apple isn’t the only time the two companies have worked together, either; the Chinese manufacturer already makes LCD screens for Apple"s older iPhones, and its tiny OLED panels are currently used in some Apple Watch models. It’s unclear how much BOE and Apple’s latest deal is worth, but it’s likely in the billions. According to online reports, Samsung’s deal with the iPhone maker is thought to be worth around $20 billion annually, so if BOE manages to secure 20 per cent of Apple’s display orders going forward, such a deal could be worth as much as $4bn.

Although BOE has managed to muscle its way into Apple’s exclusive list of OLED suppliers, and has invested heavily in facilities and equipment in order to meet the firm’s demands, the new partnership hasn’t got off to a flying start. According to reports, the company’s flexible OLED panels have not yet passed Apple’s final validation. This means, according to rumours, that BOE’s screens might not show up in the first batch of iPhone 12 models, and will instead start shipping on handsets at the beginning of 2021, with Apple instead set to re-increase its reliance on LG in the short term.

Scenarios like this, along with the fact that Apple is clearly looking to lessen its reliance on big-name display makers, makes us think that it won’t be long until the company ultimately stops relying on others altogether; after all, it’s no secret that Apple wants to control every aspect of its hardware development.

The display market could be Apple’s next target. Not only does the company already manufacturer screen technology in the form of its Pro Display XDR, but a recent Bloomberg report claims that Apple is “designing and producing its own device displays” and is making a “significant investment” in MicroLED panels. This technology utilises newer light-emitting compounds that make them brighter, thinner and less power-intense than the current OLED displays.

Apple’s efforts in MicroLED are reportedly in the “advanced stages”; the company has applied for more than 30 patents, and recent rumours suggest the firm is also considering investing over $330 million in a secretive MicroLED factory with the goal of bringing the technology to its future devices.

Chinese display manufacturer Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) could lose out on 30 million display orders for the upcoming iPhone 14 after it reportedly altered the design of the iPhone 13’s display to increase yield rate, or the production of non-defective products, according to a report from The Elec (via 9to5Mac).

Apple tasked BOE with making iPhone 13 displays last October, a short-lived deal that ended earlier this month when Apple reportedly caught BOE changing the circuit width of the iPhone 13’s display’s thin-film transistors without Apple’s knowledge. (Did they really think Apple wouldn’t notice?).

This decision could continue to haunt BOE, however, as Apple may take the company off the job of making the OLED display for the iPhone 14 as well. According to The Elec, BOE sent an executive to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters to explain the incident and says it didn’t receive an order to make iPhone 14 displays. Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 14 at an event this fall, but The Elec says production for its display could start as soon as next month.

In place of BOE, The Elec expects Apple to split the 30 million display order between LG Display and Samsung Display, its two primary display providers. Samsung will likely produce the 6.1 and 6.7-inch displays for the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro, while LG is set to make the 6.7-inch display for the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

According to MacRumors, BOE previously only manufactured screens for refurbished iPhones. Apple later hired the company to supply OLED displays for the new iPhone 12 in 2020, but its first batch of panels failed to pass Apple’s rigorous quality control tests. Since the beginning of this year, BOE’s output has also been affected by a display driver chip shortage.

Well-versed industry insider Ming-Chi Kuo has it that LG and Samsung might potentially be surpassed by BOE Technology as the largest supplier for iPhone displays in 2024. Kuo expects BOE"s display shipments to "grow rapidly" in 2023, which could make the company the de facto leader for screen supplies when it comes to some future iPhone generations.

This could come as yet another comeback story, as BOE had a pretty serious falling off with Apple less than a year ago. The supplier was caught cheating by making unsanctioned design changes to the iPhone 13 OLED panels it manufactured for Apple.

Reportedly, BOE changed the circuit width of the film transistors on the OLED screens for Apple"s orders, essentially making them thicker, and as a result, easier to manufacture. BOE allegedly had big manufacturing and quality control issues with the thinner actual screens that Apple actually wanted. This unsanctioned change could have helped BOE hit its yield targets, but Apple caught wind of the shady scheme and dropped BOE from its supplier list. Eventually, the two companies came to an agreement and BOE scored a second chance, reinstated back on the iPhone supply list.

BOE"s iPhone display shipments for 2023 expected to grow rapidly, potentially overtaking Samsung and LG Display to become the largest supplier of displays for the new iPhone by 2024 at the earliesthttps://t.co/EcSmACqvpF— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) January 4, 2023

And here we are, in early 2023, when the display manufacturer could be on track to become the largest OLED panel supplier for the iPhone 16 generation, Ming-Chi Kuo expects. Roughly a year ago, it was revealed that BOE could have also been locked in as the main supplier for LTPO OLED displays for the iPhone 15 family in 2023. That"s a rather big deal as LG and mostly Samsung were chosen as the go-to suppliers of LTPO displays with variable refresh rate for the iPhone 13 Pro/13 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro/iPhone 14 Pro Max, but it seems that BOE would seriously step up this year.

Speaking of the iPhone 15 generation, early rumors call for a Dynamic Island on the base-level iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which would bring the new hole-punch design to the whole squad, but it"s rather unlikely that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will get high-refresh screens, those will likely remain exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra. Some other rumored features for the full iPhone 15 lineup include 48MP main cameras on the whole lineup, as well as USB-C possibly succeeding the decade-old Lightning connector.

All of this, however, could merely be just a stopgap solution until Apple is finally ready to grace its iPhones with mini-LED displays. Those are mostly similar to the mini-LED screens that Apple uses on its high-end iPads and MacBook Pros, but has even tinier light-emitting diodes, which still can deliver OLED-trumping levels of peak brightness without the potential risks of screen burn-in.

Rumors point out that this could happen in a couple of years" time: first up, the Apple Watch Ultra will reportedly be scoring a micro-LED display in late 2024, and it"s entirely plausible the iPhone will be next in line to score such a display and spell the potential end of OLED displays for the iPhone. Surely, such a thing wouldn"t happen until 2025 in the earliest

As far as the iPhone 16 is considered, we are yet to hear anything in particular about the display intricacies of the upcoming models. As we know more, so will you.

The iPhone 14 will be the first since 2017 to deliver two distinct designs in September. Rumors say the iPhone 14 Pro versions will receive a dual-hole cutout to replace the notch, while the cheaper iPhone 14 models will stick with the same OLED displays as the current iPhone 13 models.

That’s not the only change that Apple is making to its iPhone displays this year, with a report from China indicating that local screen maker BOE has finally inked a supply deal for the iPhone.

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will feature OLED displays similar to their predecessors. We’re looking at OLED screens for all four models, coming in two sizes. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will have 6.1-inch OLED screens. The Max versions of these phones will feature 6.7-inch displays. But only the Pro and Pro Max models will support a 120Hz refresh rate (or ProMotion).

It took Apple a long while to get to a place where every new iPhone comes with OLED panels on board. The iPhone SE is the only exception, but every iPhone 14 display will be of the OLED variety.

The iPhone X brought the first OLED panel to the iPhone, which played a significant role in the notch design the handset introduced. That was back in 2017 when Apple launched two different iPhone designs part of the same generation.

The iPhone 8 models featured the same design as the iPhone 7, although they rocked glass sandwich designs. But they featured LCD screens instead of OLED. Apple recycled the design for the iPhone SE 2 and iPhone SE 3.

The introduction of OLED panels allowed Apple to go for an all-screen design with minimal bezels. That’s because the OLED panel under the glass layer is flexible, so Apple folded the screen’s bottom inward. More importantly, the switch to OLED allowed Apple to improve the overall screen quality of the handset.

The iPhone maker needed three more years to bring OLED tech to all iPhone models. It happened with the iPhone 12 series last year, which brought a major chassis redesign. But all four iPhones got OLED screens. Then, the iPhone 13 series introduced Apple’s first ProMotion screen for the iPhone. These were LTPO OLED panels that support dynamic refresh rates of up to 120Hz.

One of the reasons why Apple couldn’t upgrade all iPhones to OLED tech concerns supply. The panels are costly, and only Samsung could supply them. Rivals LG and BOE have been looking to win OLED panel orders from Apple for years. But they also needed time to match Samsung’s quality and meet Apple’s expectations.

A few days ago, a report claimed that Apple will use LTPO panels from Samsung and LG for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samsung will manufacture all iPhone 14 Pro Promotion screens. But it’ll share the Pro Max supply with LG. At the time, we told you this was a big win for Apple.

The more parts suppliers Apple has, the faster it can bring 120Hz refresh rate support to the cheaper iPhones. More supply would also help Apple ink better supply deals. Keeping manufacturing costs down could also prevent Apple from raising iPhone prices down the road.

With that in mind, the addition of BOE to the iPhone 14 display supply chain is also a big development. It means BOE’s OLED panels are finally meeting Apple’s quality expectations. A report from China indicates that the Chinese screen supplier inked a deal worth 50 million yuan ($7.63 million). BOE will reportedly provide up to 25% of the 6.1-inch OLED panels serving the iPhone 14.

BOE has supplied OLED panels for Apple for screen replacements in the past. But this is the first time it reportedly won a supply contract for a brand new iPhone.

It’s likely that Samsung and LG will supply the bulk of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max OLED panel orders. However, the addition of BOE to the iPhone supply chain indicates that more screen makers are ready to meet Apple’s demands. These display wars should help Apple improve the iPhone screen experience in the future and upgrade iPads and Macs displays. Rumors do say that Apple wants to bring OLED screens to these devices in the future.

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Apple iPhone 14 is almost upon us with Cupertino set to announce the new phones at its “Far Out” event on September 17. According to widespread reports, Apple has prepared a total of four iPhone 14 models this time around; the iPhone 14, the iPhone 14 Pro, the iPhone Max, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Per Ross Young of market research firm DSCC, Samsung is producing the bulk of OLED panels for the iPhone 14 series, followed by LG display in the distant second place and BOE, a Chinese display maker, in the third.

Additionally, it appears Apple will have over 34 million iPhone 14 units ready for the first three months. DSCC’s report suggests that iPhone assembly plants received a total of 1.8 million panels in June, 5.35 million in July, more than 10 million in August, and are set to receive north of 16.5 million in September.

According to Young, Samsung will be responsible for 82% of all iPhone 14 screens and LG Display will produce 12%. BOE, on the other hand, will only provide 6% of the total supply. Such low supply by BOE may have something to do with Apple’s soured relationship with BOE due to the Chinese firm changing the display construction of the iPhone 13 without prior approval from Apple.

Following the incident, Apple stopped BOE from making panels for the iPhone 13. BOE will reportedly only manufacture panels for the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Max.

On the other hand, the iPhone 14 Pro Max will exclusively use OLED displays from Samsung at the start as LG is reportedly experiencing technical challenges and will only be able to ship the panels starting September.

The Apple iPhone X comes with a new OLED display, the first ever in an iPhone, as all previous models were equipped with LCD screens, but OLED displays differ. If you were wondering about where the iPhone X screen actually comes from, we now seem to have the answer.

One of the two biggest OLED screen makers, LG Display, has now confirmed that it has not shipped any screens for the iPhone X. This means that it is very likely that all of the iPhone X display units are manufactured by Samsung"s display unit.

Samsung"s OLED display technology made a debut in phones way back around 2010 and the company has been improving the screens for years now. Apple has previously said that it has purposefully waited for OLED technology to mature before using it in an iPhone, meaning that it finally sees the OLED technology as mature now.

The other interesting thing about the display panel on the iPhone X is that it actually is the phone"s most expensive single component. You can read an approximation of the prices Apple pays for each iPhone X component here.

Mobile technology has made communication easier than it was. While gaining access to just about anything remains a button away, moving around with your LG cell phone can leave you with a cracked, damaged, faulty LCD and touchscreen. This is because the glass is the most delicate part of your LG K7 smartphone.

The ideal protection would be to cover your LG K7 with a case and/or a screen protector. However, in the case where its already cracked, you will need you to have replacement accessories at hand.

Before you proceed with screen replacement of your LG Tribute, LG K7, or LG Nexus, you need to understand what it is comprised of. The screen assembly of your LG phone is made up of three layers, as listed below:LG digitizer Glass - This is the glass part of your phone screen that covers the LCD. It is used to convert analog signals to digital ones. This is what converts your actions such as touch, presses, and swipes, into the display you end up seeing on your smartphone screen.

LG digitizer flex ribbon - This is the part that transfers data from the digitizer glass to your LG K7. It is layered in-between the LCD and the digitizer.

Different hazards equally cause different levels of damage to your LG phone display. In that regard, it is very easy to know how deep the level of damage to your phone is.Replace digitizer - If, for instance, your screen is cracked yet it works just fine and is responsive to touch, then you know that it is only the digitizer that will need replacement.

Replace LCD screen - If, on the other hand, your screen is dark, or black and is not responsive to touch, this means that the LCD screen of your phone is broken.

Just because you have caused damage to your LG cell phone does not necessarily mean you need a replacement for all the parts of the accessory set. Depending on your level of damage, you can either buy the glass alone or the three combined set in the case where your LCD screen is cracked

You must realize, though, that you cannot damage your LG"s LCD layer without cracking through the digitizer glass and flex ribbon. This is why, if this is the case, then you will need the replacement of the whole kit.

It is important to also note that replacement of the display digitizer glass of your LG Tribute will not guarantee the quality maintenance of the flex ribbon underneath it. To ensure good functionality, replace your LG digitizer as well as the cable underneath.

It"s 11 PM on a Wednesday night. Work"s done, dinner"s been eaten, and I"ve already gamed for a couple hours. Now it"s time to wind down. Should I check out HBO"s The Last of Usshow? It looks amazing, I loved the game, and Craig Mazin"s work on Chernobylwas life-changing, but…

…my TV is irritatingly bright at the foot of my bed, and after all, it"s just an LCD panel. Why not just kick back with my much more expensive, much nicer OLED iPhone 13 and put on a random YouTube video instead?

I spend my days (and nights) living and breathing technology – particularly tech that delivers a premium hi-fi or AV performance. So, it may surprise you to find that the prettiest, most feature-rich display I own is actually my iPhone.

And, despite lowly tech journalists not making the big bucks, that isn’t because I don’t invest in decent hardware. I do – especially on displays. I swear. Nonetheless, my iPhone reigns supreme, which is a problem that"s led me to change up my viewing habits in ways I don"t appreciate…

I own an iPhone 13 Pro Max. This little puppy cost what I can only describe as a truly unholy sum of money, nearing $1500 in total. Already, my phone is worth more than every other display in my home, but there’s more to the story than just price.

What makes the iPhone 13 Pro Max’s display so grand? Well, you’re getting Apple’s Super Retina XDR Pro Motion display, an OLED panel, a 2778 x 1284 resolution with a pixel density of 458ppi, 120Hz, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and 1200 nits of max brightness with HDR. If you were looking for similar specification on a TV, you would likely be looking at spending thousands of dollars for the pleasure.

However, different devices are built to do different things, and thus different displays have different strengths. TVs, for example, excel at straight-up picture quality; but they often lack the response time and high framerate support of monitors. While monitors can have excellent latency and refresh rates, they often lack the picture quality and HDR performance we enjoy on top-end TVs.

Because of their smaller size and mixed-use cases, phones tend to combine the strengths of both TVs and monitors in the current market. After all, it"s a lot easier to make a fantastic display when that display needs to span only a handful of inches in size. Accordingly, this is very much the case in my situation.

For example, I’m a big gamer. A console gamer for sure – I love my PlayStation 5 – but I’m primarily a PC gamer, so you’ll most often find me using a 32-inch 3440 x 1440 IPS ultrawide monitor. My baby might have run me over a thousand US dollars, which is not cheap, but without HDR support of any kind and a relatively basic display technology, it’s just no comparison to my phone that manages to offer up the same 120Hz refresh rate with HDR and an OLED panel.

As a chap who works from home, of course, I do have a multi-monitor set-up. However, my basic 32-inch Samsung 4K/60Hz LED monitor and my 27-inch BenQ 144Hz/1080p monitor both fare even worse in comparison to my iPhone than my ultrawide monitor does. This once again reaffirms the iPhone’s status as the leader of the pack. My 4K monitor may have the edge in terms of pixel count, and my BenQ might have the edge in terms of latency and refresh rate, but practically speaking this doesn’t mean much.

My TV screen fares even worse in comparison with my phone’s. I haven’t bitten the bullet and bought myself an LG C2 just yet, but I do have a relatively modern, good-bang-for-your-buck set that supports 4K/HDR – a TCL Roku TV with a 60Hz LED panel and full-array local dimming. Again, though, it doesn"t match the quality I get on my iPhone.

And that just about covers every device I own with a display, which leads us to the big point of this article - why is it such a bad thing for my iPhone to reign supreme?

The iPhone does have a more premium display, but that doesn’t necessarily make for a better experience. Nor is it necessarily the best for my mental health to be using my phone as much as a TikTok creator.

Considering how powerful and well-equipped my phone is, and how it’s the best-looking display in my home, I find myself relying much more on it than I should. When I’m lying in bed, for example, I find my TV staring down at me, praying for me to turn it on and give the old boy some love. But, I often ignore its pleading cries and just cozy up with my phone.

The Last of Us, Alice in Borderlands" second season, and even now-ancient stuff like Master of None"sthird season or catching up on Attack on Titanall have fallen to the wayside, in part, because of how much time I spend scrolling through vertical videos or watching YouTube on my phone. I"ve built up this bad habit of doing that, in part, because of how expensive and nice my phone is compared with my other kit.

Nonetheless, I don"t want to use my phone all the time. Every time audio is coming through the tiny speakers of my phone vs my beautiful Paradigm 15B bookshelf speakers, I can"t help but feel like I"m missing out. Scrolling through my news feed on my phone feels like a waste when I"ve got all this screen real estate in front of me.

It"s great that mobile tech is so advanced, but if I"m going to be less tethered to my cellular device, an important part of that equation is putting my money where my mouth is and opting for better kit in terms of everything else, rather than spending on my phone. I don"t think my desire for high-quality tech is going away, but the highest-quality tech I have canchange.

I, for one, plan on doing better. I don"t need a new phone anytime soon, and I"ve already taken the plunge and ordered myself my very first OLED monitor, the gigantic (AKA cinematic) BenQ EX480UZ outfitted with fantastic latency, pixel density, and even some genuine HDR10 support. This way, I can enjoy some high-end tech without all the guilt and the squinting.

Whatever tech you personally buy will, of course, depend on who you are as a person, but regardless of all that, do you really want to spend hour after hour staring at a phone? I know I don"t, so I"m setting the phone down, resubscribing to HBO Max, and seeing if Pedro Pascal"s acting in The Last of Usis as good as I remember it in Game of Thrones.

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South Korea"s LG and the panel-making unit of Samsung will supply organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens for Apple"s iPhones, the Electronic Times reported on Wednesday citing unnamed sources.

The report comes after years of speculation that Apple will start using the next-generation technology in its phones. OLED screens are thinner and offer better picture quality than the mainstay liquid crystal display screens.

LG and Samsung are close to a final agreement with Apple for the screens, the Electronic Times report said, adding the two Korean firms plan a combined 15 trillion won ($12.8 billion) in capital expenditure to build up OLED production capacity over the next two to three years.

Samsung Display, which currently supplies OLED smartphone panels to parent Samsung Electronics and Chinese vendors, is likely getting bigger volumes from Apple than LG Display, the paper said.