Samsung is rumored to have reportedly had difficulties adapting its production line to the two-stack LED for the upcoming iPad Pro, which is reputed to be the best OLED tablet panel on the market.
Per a report issued on Monday afternoon by Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), Samsung is the majority manufacturer of the 11.1-inch display for the next-gen iPad Pro, while LG will make the 12.9-inch model. The forthcoming iPad Pro is expected to launch at Apple’s media event on May 7.
Young said that DSCC has been tracking the production of both displays and noted that the 11.1-inch model has consistently fallen behind that of the 12.9-inch one. On February 24, Samsung reportedly produced half as many 11.1-inch displays as LG did of the 12.9-inch model.
For March 2024, the radio proved worse with Samsung managing approximately one-third as many of the smaller screens as rival LG did of the larger one. The numbers began to get closer in April 2024, with DSCC predicting that significantly more 12.9-inch displays will be produced compared to the 11.1-inch version.
Young has reported that Samsung has had production issues related to the two-stack OLD screens and technologies to prevent light leakage caused by electrical cross-talk between OLED cells. Previously, Samsung refused to make a two-stack display for Apple when it was already making one-stack versions for other customers.
Young offered the following comment:
“The OLED iPad panels are expected to be by far the best OLED tablet panels on the market with LTPO, 120Hz refresh, a tandem stack and glass thinning resulting in ultra-thin and light displays with high brightness, extended battery life and long lifetime.”
Samsung also reported had difficulties converting its single-stack OLED production line to two-stack. Ross says that it’s claimed that the company had lower-than-expected yields and has had to redesign the screens to reduce light leakage between the two panels in the stack.
Regardless of the rumored performance, Apple’s updated iPad Air and iPad Pro lineups are expected on May 7.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and displaysupplychain.com