BOE wants to be a big player in Apple and Samsung’s supply chain
Despite the failure of not passing Apple and Samsung’s quality testing, one industry executive said, “It is too early to mention, but it is clear that the BOE is making steady contact with Samsung Electronics and Apple.” Samsung remains the leading supplier in the marketplace as it was responsible for 79.4% or 36.8% of the OLED panels used on mobile devices during the first quarter of 2020. That data came from mobile research firm Stone Partners. LG Display shipped 4.6 million panels representing 10% of the total number delivered, and BOE shipped 4.5 million screens for a 9.9% market share.
All four models will be powered by the 5nm A14 Bionic chipset loaded with 15 billion transistors each. The Pro models could feature 6GB of memory (4GB on the other two “non-Pro variants) and might offer 128GB of storage and up. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Plus are rumored to be equipped with a Wide and Ultra-wide camera while also featuring a LiDar time-of-flight depth sensor. This will help create enhanced AR capabilities and improved portrait shots. The Pro models are expected to have the same array of cameras but add a Telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.
For those who have been pleased with the much-improved battery life on the iPhone 12 series, the batteries powering the 2020 phones are going to be even larger. For example, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is said to carry a 4400mAh capacity battery compared to the 3960mAh battery on the iPhone 11 Pro Max; however, the new models will support 5G and the Pro units have the 120Hz refresh rate to power.
