20th Anniversary iPhone Tipped to Use Brighter, Thinner OLED Panel

Apple for its 20th day iPhone volition follow a Samsung-made OLED exertion called COE (Color Filter connected Encapsulation) to marque the show brighter and thinner than erstwhile panels, reports ETNews.


In a accepted OLED panel, a polarizing movie sits supra the show to chopped reflections and amended contrast. The drawback is that this movie besides absorbs immoderate of the OLED's ain light, reducing brightness and efficiency. With COE, Apple would region the polarizer wholly and alternatively use the colour filter straight onto the OLED's protective encapsulation layer.

The effect would beryllium a thinner show stack that lets much airy through, delivering higher brightness without requiring much power. Removing layers would besides mean little thickness overall, perchance contributing to a slimmer iPhone design.

However, Apple's situation is that without a polarizer, reflections and glare power go trickier, truthful Apple volition apt person to trust connected precocious coatings and pixel-level materials to support outdoor readability.

If Apple brings COE to its 2027 iPhone – the 10th day of the iPhone X – it would beryllium the archetypal usage of the exertion successful a non-foldable instrumentality from the company. Meanwhile, Samsung is expected to grow COE to its Galaxy S26 Ultra successful 2026. Samsung archetypal rolled retired COE successful the Galaxy Z Fold 3 backmost successful 2021 to lend to the device's thinness.

Apple is reportedly considering a extremist redesign for the 20th day iPhone that could diagnostic a wholly bezel-less display that curves astir each 4 edges of the device. The exemplary is expected to beryllium preceded successful 2026 by Apple's first foldable iPhone.
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