According to MacRumors, the South Korean website The Elec released a supply chain report showing that next year's Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will use perforated LTPO OLED display panels provided by Samsung and LG.
Rumors that the 2022 iPhone model will not have bangs gaps began in March this year, when analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that they would use a punch-hole design, which has been used for many years on Android mobile devices. The perforated design is an incision that places the front camera in the center, allowing a larger display area to replace the notch notch.
Guo Mingchi believes that at least the high-end iPhone 14 Pro models will adopt a perforated design. If the benefits are good, all iPhone 15 series models in 2023 may adopt the same non-notch design.
There have been rumors recently that non-professional iPhone 14 models (with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch sizes) will continue to use notch notches, while Apple will limit the punch-hole design to the more expensive iPhone Pro. According to reports, there will be no "iPhone 14 mini", and this year's mini device iteration is the last time.
According to The Elec's latest report, Samsung, Apple's leading OLED panel supplier, will provide all perforated panels for the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and will share an order for the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max with LG Display for the first time.
It is reported that in this year's iPhone 13 series, Samsung provided the perforated LTPO TFT OLED panels used in the two Pro models, but LG Display did not win any panel orders for the iPhone 13, although it did participate in the panel with Apple. Development.
Therefore, winning some orders for the iPhone 14 Pro Max is a big boost for LG as it tries to gain a place in Apple's iPhone supply chain. At the same time, it allows Apple to reduce its dependence on Samsung and gain bargaining chips in price negotiations.
Since there is no notch gap, Apple will implement a different solution for Face ID, and there are rumors that it may be placed under the display.
