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- Jun 1, 201890% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Apple is planning to use OLED displays "in all new iPhone models launched from the second half of 2018
- On 6 July 2017 MacRumors relayed a Nikkei report that Apple tentatively planned OLED displays in all new iPhone models launched from the second half of 2018, with three new models, subject to change[1]
- Earlier reports had OLED for 60 million iPhone 8 units in 2017, doubling in 2018 and OLED-only by 2019, with 2018 sizes of 5.28-inch and 6.46-inch[1]
- Samsung was the only reliable OLED source and sole supplier for the iPhone 8; Apple might invest in an LG Display OLED plant with production estimated to begin in early 2019[1]
- A Sharp executive said it was "not likely" every new 2018 iPhone would go OLED, and JDI and Sharp kept supplying LCDs[1]
- The plan later shifted: by January 2018 rumors described two OLED models (5.8 and 6.5 inches) plus a 6.1-inch LCD model, with LG and Sharp seeking to join OLED supply[3]
- Macworld's September 2018 roundup likewise pointed to two OLED models (later called iPhone Xs and Xs Max, 5.8 and 6.5 inches) and a 6.1-inch LCD model coming slightly later[2]
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- [1]90%macrumors.com/2017/07/06/apple-three-new-oled-iphones-2018macrumors.com· Posted Aug 1, 2017· Starts Jun 1, 2018 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per macrumors.com: "Apple Planning to Launch Three New OLED iPhones in 2018 Earlier this year, a s…"
- [2]72%iPhone 2018 rumors: OLED models to be named iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Maxmacworld.com· Added Sep 14, 2026· 100% of score
Macworld's own headline reports 2018 iPhone rumors naming the OLED models iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max, aligning with the pin's claim of OLED iPhones launching from the second half of 2018, though the article carries no listed publish date and its full text could not be retrieved directly.
- [3]74%Supply chain rumors again point to OLED and LCD iPhone models in 2018appleinsider.com· Published Jan 23, 2018· 0% of score
AppleInsider's own headline and 23 January 2018 publish date report supply-chain rumors pointing to a mix of OLED and LCD iPhone models in 2018, consistent with the pin's claim about OLED iPhones from the second half of 2018, though the page itself could not be fetched directly to confirm further detail.
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