Towards the end of 2025 BOE suffered from disruptions at its B11 AMOLED production line, which is where BOE produces smartphone AMOLED displays for Apple’s iPhones. The company later resumed production, following what was one of several OLED quality issued the company was facing.
According to reports from Korea, Apple has decided that for all its new devices in 2026, it will rely on AMOLED displays produced in Korea by Samsung Display and LG Display, as it seems it is still not trusting BOE’s production capabilities.
This year, Apple is planning to launch a wide of new devices with OLED displays – the new iPhone 18 series (and 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, of course), its Watch Series 12, the iPhone Fold foldable smartphone, the iPad Mini OLED, and the AMOLED MacBook Pro laptops.