So far those in Cupertino depend on external providers such as Samsung and LG to have their screens.
It seems that Apple would be interested in producing their own screens as this would reduce costs. And I would avoid depending on Samsung and LG.
Apple will have its own microLED screens
The project is led by Lynn Youngs, an Apple veteran who already worked with the screens of the first iPhone and is now working with those of the Apple Watch .
Supposedly, those from Cupertino would be making a strong investment to have their own microLED screens.
These displays are brighter, thinner, and consume less power than OLEDs.
Other advantages in comparison would be:
- Better color saturation.
- Lower latency.
- Better contrast.
This investigation is being conducted at the secret manufacturing facility in Santa Clara, California, Bloomberg has reported.
The installation does not have any logo or badge indicating that it belongs to Apple. Hence, they classify it as secret.
Secret Facility Santa Clara, California
And it's just a few miles from the main campus.
When can we have these screens on our devices?
In 2014 Apple bought the company LuxVue specialized in microLED screens.
A while ago the project was about to be canceled due to production difficulties and the high cost involved.
But the Apple engineers managed to make progress in the research and it is currently in an advanced stage.
Apparently, despite the fact that the investigation is advanced, we will still have to wait several years.
Maybe, to be able to see them on our iPhone will take about 5 years. So we must be patient.
In addition, the safest thing is that the first device where it is implanted is the Apple Watch. As it already happened with OLED screens. In this device the standby time could be reduced to 2 years.
But we must be cautious, they are approximate data. In addition, it remains to be known where Apple plans to produce them, since at the moment, it does not have its own factory.
Would you outsource production? There are still many answers in the air and we will be attentive to send them to you.
