Samsung has become a display supplier for the Apple Watch, and soon it could help build the next iPhone screens. According to South Korean ET News, Apple may tap the South Korean electronics giant to build OLED displays for its next smartphone, the so-called iPhone 7.
LG Display was originally the sole supplier of displays for the Apple Watch, according to Barron’s. However, Apple typically uses multiple vendors to supply components such as processors and memory chips. By using an OLED display in the iPhone, Apple would be able to ditch backlights entirely for the screen, since the pixels in an OLED display can light up individually without one.
