Apple set to move from OLED to micro-LED for future iPhone and Watch displays

Apple has reportedly outlined plans to begin using proprietary custom displays in its new mobile devices from 2024 onwards, in a bid to reduce reliance on component manufacturing partners like Samsung and LG. Bloomberg’s resident Apple expert, Mark Gurman (opens in new tab), claims that Apple is preparing to transition its pocket-sized products from OLED to micro-LED, with a new iteration of the Apple Watch Ultra set to become the first beneficiary of the emerging flat-panel display technology. “Other devices, including the iPhone” will follow in the Ultra’s footsteps, though Gurman notes that the changeover will take several years.

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