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Limited OLED supply could constrain iPhone 8 to just 3-4 million units

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Peter 27 June 2017

Apple iOS Mobile hardware Rumors

The story is the same, just this time the insiders have more specific numbers – around 3-4 million OLED displays will be manufactured by the time the iPhone 8 launches. And that’s not nearly enough.

For comparison, the iPhone 6 and 6s sold a combined 10 million units in three days. Numbers for the iPhone 7 are in the same ballpark. So these 4 million units (or less!) are going to fly off the shelves in no time, especially considering that this is the more desirable iPhone (the 7s and 7s Plus will be relatively small, iterative updates).

The OLED panels are currently manufactured by Samsung – Apple reportedly ordered as many as 70 millionunits. LG Display is also keen to build OLED displays for Apple, but Cupertino leadership may be looking to strike off on its own with microLED displays.

Of course, the OLED display is only one of the new features Apple is reportedly looking to bring to the new iPhone. Each such feature – new 3D Touch, new 3D-sensing cameras, etc. - brings its own supply and implementation headaches.

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  • vx6
  • 10 Jul 2017

some people just don't care about the pricing, how many people live on earth that apple reaches? 4 million stocks? wont even last a month if released universal. rich people don't care about specs at all, its all about the looks and latest. so, ap...

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  • Anonymous
  • w4b
  • 04 Jul 2017

need one . Super disappointed with Galaxy s8 's performance

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  • sa11oum
  • 0kI
  • 30 Jun 2017

It's the same bullc*** every year - short supplies, etc, and yeah it does release in short supply for like a week or two, then after that every single place has it in stock. Just rumors so people rush to buy them on release. No worries Apple, we will...

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