Although Apple and Samsung are rivals, they do not always compete directly, and sometimes the components of one of the terminals have been manufactured by another company, as is the case that we will see today, where Tim Cook's company needs the Japanese company.
The stock problems of many components mean that, sometimes, you have to turn to your competition to help you in the production of certain of them, and the OLED screens They are the reason for today's news. Let's see what happens, and how Apple will solve it.
Apple asks Samsung for screens
Apple buys the OLED screens of their iPhones to several companies, and one of them is BOE, which comes from China. The problem is that BOE has not been able to deliver all the screens that Apple expected. They have some problems in production and sometimes the quality was not up to par. So Apple has decided to pass a good part of those orders to Samsungwhich is already the largest manufacturer of iPhone screens. Basically, Apple makes sure that there are no shortages of screens and that the stock continues to exist without problems.
In practice, this means that The most recent iPhones, such as the 15, 16 and 17, used BOE screensbut future models will likely use more Samsung displays. BOE continues to make displays, but with fewer orders while it fixes its problems and adjusts its production. It doesn't disappear, Apple is simply covering its back for whatever may come.
For those who use an iPhone, this does not change anything. Samsung screens are just as goodso everything remains just as clear and fluid. You will not notice that one model comes from Samsung and another from BOE, so you will not be able to choose which one to purchase. However, as we said, it will be almost negligible, so you won't have to worry about which one is better.
Now Samsung has more work to do while BOE plays catch-up. This helps ensure that iPhones continue to arrive in stores on time and that there is no shortage of units. Apple needs everything to work like a clock, and these changes are precisely to keep it that way. It is a kind of plan B that ensures that there are no surprises for users, and that we do not have to wait 2 months for a phone to arrive, when people are already starting to talk about new ones.
In summary, Apple is rearranging its display orders: BOE had problems and Samsung takes on more work. For users this is practically invisible: iPhones continue to come out with perfect screens and no delays. It just makes it clear that Apple does not sit idly by when something gets complicated and that it adjusts its production quickly so that everything continues to run smoothly. It is a way to ensure that iPhones always arrive with the quality we expect,
although there are suppliers with technical problems. Surely it costs them more, but it doesn't affect us either, so we can be happy.
And you, what do you think about this? Did you know that your iPhone could have a screen that is not the same as your friend's, despite purchasing the same model on the same day? Leave us a comment with your opinion.
