Apple may make a deal with supplier BOE to produce the 6.1-inch OLED display of the iPhone SE 4. A report a few weeks ago confirmed that Apple was in talks with Samsung Display, Tianma and BOE, and in the end, those who bitten at the apple settled on the Chinese manufacturer.

According to information published in MacRumors, Samsung withdraws from negotiations over pricing issuesEven though it has existing iPhone 14 OLED inventory. During Apple offered to pay $25 per panel, Samsung’s last offer was $30.

Apple has a supplier for the iPhone SE 4’s OLED display

Samsung’s departure leaves BOE and Tianma as potential suppliers. However Tianma failed to meet Apple’s stringent quality requirementsIt leaves the BOE in pole position to win most, if not all, orders.

Although it works with Samsung Display on other devices, Apple struggled on price considering iPhone SE 4 panels were much lower Since the SE panels will use the same old parts as those used in the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, they’re more than what vendors charged for the OLED displays used in the iPhone 15.

Asian media The Elec was first to report that Apple was negotiating with its suppliers to obtain OLED panel supplies for the iPhone SE 4, a smartphone due to be released in 2025. Although some sniffy rumors suggest that the iPhone SE 4 may be called the iPhone 16 SE this year in 2024.

The last update of the iPhone SE series took place in March 2022 with the introduction of iPhone SE 3.. Its main changes were the inclusion of the A15 Bionic chip and 5G connectivity. No significant improvements have been made to your display4.7 inch LCD panel with 1,334 x 750 pixel resolution and IPS technology.

According to new schematics based on leaked Apple phone CAD files in early March,The design of the iPhone SE 4 will be similar to the design of Apple’s iPhone 14. Other reports suggest that the Dynamic Island could surprise us with a design similar to the iPhone 14, a USB-C port, and even an Action button.