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LG Display prepares to produce OLED panels for Apple’s new iPad

It seems that the giant Apple is taking a turn and is slowly heading towards the OLED panels. Thus, the company plans to introduce these OLED panels in all its devices in the coming years. Apple currently uses an OLED display on your iPhone and Apple Watch devices, and now it is expected that in the coming years they will also be incorporated into the iPad and the Mac, both in the portable version and in the desktop computer. And for this you will have the help of LGDisplay.

A new report from ‘The Elec’ claims that LG Display is preparing to reconfigure its production line to be able to manufacture OLED panels specifically for the brand.

The Apple iPad, the new goal of LG Display and its OLED screens

It looks like, the first to receive these new OLED panels would be the iPad from Apple. To do this, LG Display would be in the middle of moving as equipment and manufacturing tools of its E5 line would be transferred from a production plant in Gumi, South Korea, to another company plant in Paju. This move is quite risky as there is a risk that materials and equipment will end up being damaged during this move. That is why removals in these cases are not very common.

But the truth is that it is not the first time we have heard that LG Display is preparing this type of panel for iPad. News reached us last January that the company was planning to expand the Paju plant to be able to supply panels for Apple’s upcoming iPhone and iPad models.

So it seems that LG would be planning mass production of its panels at the Paju facility for the next few years, probably by 2024. However, Apple is expected to launch the first iPad with an OLED screen next yearso that production should start as soon as possible.

What advantages do these types of screens have?

Faced with this situation, many will wonder what this change in Apple’s screens is about, and if they work, why modify them? Below we explain what are the advantages:

  • Thinner and more flexible screens: The organic layers of OLEDs are thinner and more flexible, so they will be more resistant and weigh much less.
  • More economical: As a general rule, organic elements and plastic substrates are much cheaper, in addition to their manufacturing process, which also tends to have a lower production cost.
  • Brightness and Contrast: The pixels of these panels emit light directly, which means that they have a wider range of colors and contrast, something that, finally, is appreciated.
  • lower consumption: OLED screens do not need blacklight technology since, when it is off, this element does not produce light and does not consume energy. Thus, OLEDs display images with less light power and help save energy.
  • Improves vision in brightly lit environments: By emitting its own light, the OLED screen is usually much more visible in sunlight or under other light elements. You will have fewer problems when it comes to seeing the screen.

That is why, in addition to other internal company reasons, Apple would be taking the step of converting all the screens of its devices into OLED panels. We must remember that this was already done with the iPhone, its flagship smartphone, and with the Apple Watch, so we will soon be able to see it in the rest of its products.

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