The 2018 iPhone might be doubly bad news for Samsung

collected by :Molly Tony

The fact that it has to compete against a better generation of iPhones that will be more affordable than the iPhone X isn't Samsung's only worry. Samsung must have been a strong supporter of the first iPhone X, as the more money Apple made selling the phone, the more money Samsung made selling OLED panels to Apple. LG has been tasked to manufacture 20 million LCD screens for the iPhone in 2018, as well as 3 million to 4 million OLED displays for the 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus. What hurts Samsung here is that OLED contract, which means that Samsung won't be the exclusive supplier of OLED screen for the iPhone going forward. ), a 5.8-inch OLED model (iPhone X), and a 6.5-inch OLED model (iPhone X Plus).

Latest 2018 iPhone leak brings bad news for Samsung

The sources believe that tapping LG Display as an alternative supplier will allow Apple to procure OLED displays faster while simultaneously cutting costs. "Initially, Apple will get between 3 million and 5 million OLED displays from LG Display," an industry source told the website. The source also notes that the display LG has produced for the V30 doesn't stack up well against the latest Galaxy phones. Apple's initial deal with Samsung was for 110 million OLED displays, just to clarify the difference between these two deals. That said, 3-5 million displays is more than a Bloomberg report from late last month suggested.

Chinese company could compete with Samsung on OLED iPhone screens

referring to One of the most important components of the 2018 iPhone could be produced by a company with very strong ties to the Chinese government. BOE Technology Group already makes some LCD screens for Apple, but also wants to manufacture OLED displays used in flagship iPhone models. Samsung makes all the OLEDs used in the iPhone X. China versus the worldBOE supplying iPhone screens would be a small change in a big problem for China. That's why a recent study found that of every iPhone 7 sold, China makes under $10.

Forget the Samsung Note 9, LG has THE Android phone worth ditching the 2018 iPhone for

However, if a report from ETNews is accurate, then it may not be Samsung or Google who challenge the iPhone's supremacy at the top of prestigious best smartphone guide, but a brand new Android flagship that is coming out of left field. The LG V40 ThinQ, the new V-series flagship follow up to the company's earlier 2018 release, the LG G7 ThinQ . LG's G7 ThinQ already rocks an iPhone X notch and overall feel. How close could the V40 ThinQ go? Could the LG V40 ThinQ be the biggest dark horse of 2018?