According to Korean media outlet The Elec, Apple’s partner BOE will provide OLED displays for the fourth-generation iPhone SE to be released next year.
According to the report, BOE was unable to meet initial orders for OLED panels for this year’s iPhone 15 series due to production issues (though the veracity of this news is questionable), with Samsung and LG receiving the bulk of the orders. Now BOE is trying to make up for that loss by focusing on OLED panel production for the low-cost iPhone SE 4. The number of OLED panels for the iPhone SE 4 next year is estimated to be around 20 million.
The fourth-generation iPhone SE is not expected to feature the new specs, but instead, use OLED stock originally intended for iPhone 13 in 2021 or iPhone 14 in 2022. “For entry-level products, it makes sense for Apple to use component inventory for optimization,” the report added.
Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said last month that Apple has restarted development of the fourth-generation iPhone SE, which will come with a 6.1-inch OLED display and a 5G chip designed by Apple itself. Kuo said the new iPhone SE will be similar to the standard iPhone 14, which comes with a 6.1-inch OLED display and narrower bezels, while the current iPhone SE comes with a 4.7-inch LCD display and very wide bezels.
Following Ming-Chi Kuo’s report, noted display analyst Ross Young also said he had heard that the iPhone SE 4 would use an OLED panel from BOE, and today’s report reaffirms that information.
