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Apple Weighs Simplified Tandem OLED for Future iPhones, Debut Expected After 2028

A decision on partners—Samsung Display, LG Display or BOE—will trigger a two-year development phase before the panels can be mass-produced.

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Tandem OLED panel on M4 iPad Pro. Image: Apple
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Overview

  • Reported plans would adapt the M4 iPad Pro’s tandem OLED panels to future iPhones using a simplified stacking method that reinforces only the blue subpixels.
  • Apple has yet to start development and is evaluating proposals from Samsung Display and LG Display before selecting a manufacturing partner.
  • Industry sources indicate that the standard two-year development-to-production timeline places any iPhone launch with tandem OLED after 2028.
  • LG Display leads in simplified tandem OLED based on its iPad Pro and automotive panel shipments, while Samsung Display and China’s BOE remain under consideration.
  • Tandem OLED technology promises up to 1,000 nits of full-screen brightness, 1,600 nits peak HDR output, improved power efficiency and reduced burn-in risk.