Apple's new iPhone 8 is expected to transition from LCD to OLED screen. Now, Apple will invest $864 million in their Foxconn Electronics factory to start producing OLED display. This means to satisfy all the production needs of its "Ferrari" iPhone, Apple will bring production to Zhengzhou City in China.

OLED Display for Apple iPhone 2019

Japanese media Nikkei recently announced that the production of OLED display in Foxconn Electronics will start in 2019, Phone Arena reported. Foxconn, which is Apple's iPhone manufacturer, acquired OLED maker Sharp for a price of $3.5 billion early 2016.

There were earlier reports that Apple would limit its OLED display to one particular iPhone 8 model, and this was confirmed by Sharp's CEO in 2016. Besides Foxconn, Apple has many other potential OLED screen suppliers. One of the biggest OLED producers is Samsung, accounting for 95 percent of the OLED screens supplied in the market. LG is also preparing to produce volumes of OLED screens, while Japan Display recently got a government bailout to start boosting its OLED screen production.

At present, Apple is using OLED screens exclusively for its Apple Watch. The giant tech company is also testing OLED display for its MacBook line up. It is also expected to start using OLED to other top-tier iPhone products in 2017.

Production Outside US

OLED can make devices thinner, more efficient power capacities, more vivid colors, and darker blacks. However, manufacturing OLED is very expensive, which is perhaps why it is a smart move for Apple to let the production of OLED be done by Foxconn, which is located in Zengzhou City in northern China, 9 to 5 Mac reported.

There have been rumors circulating recently that Apple plans to introduce the OLED screen on its smartphones this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the creation of the first iPhone. But with the fact that OLED is very difficult to manufacture, this feature might only be seen in premium iPhone models.

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