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Whenever we believe the iPhone SE is dead, a brand-new report comes out to advise us it’s not. This time it’s about the screen– and supposedly Samsung will not make them.
According to ZDNet Korea (by means of ITHome), Samsung has actually decreased the chance to provide Apple with iPhone SE 4 display screens due to rate concerns. The report declares Apple wishes to pay around $25 per screen while Samsung is wanting to get $30. While early reports declared Apple would stick to an LCD screen for the iPhone SE 4 (like the iPhone 11), current reports declare it will have an OLED screen, which can be considerably more pricey.
Samsung has actually been providing OLED panels to Apple because the very first iPhone with an OLED screen: iPhone X.
Apple launched the iPhone SE 3 in March 2022 with 5G and a somewhat greater price of $429. It likewise consists of the A15 Bionic processor and “sophisticated” electronic camera functions consisting of Smart HDR 4, Photographic Styles, and Deep Fusion, though Apple stuck to a single rear electronic camera. The current iPhone SE reports declare the next design will be a remarkable redesign that disposes the Home button and embraces an all-screen style. It’s likewise anticipated to get Face ID and a more recent processor, however the majority of reports declare it will still have a single cam.
With Samsung out of the photo, Chinese business BOE is the front-runner as the screen provider for the iPhone SE. Apple has actually dealt with BOE in the past however has actually had some reported concerns with quality and dependability.
Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor
Michael Simon has actually been covering Apple because the iPod was the iWalk. His fascination with innovation returns to his very first PC– the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for switching out the drive. He’s still waiting on that to come back in design tbh.