LG Would Be The Sole Provider of Screens Apple Watch
A JP Morgan analyst Apple says entrust the entire production of screens LG on Apple Watch. Become the supplier of some component of Apple products is a prize that few companies are lucky to choose but that those who succeed are widely rewarded financially. Although not usual, Apple could trust 100% of the production of the screens next Apple Watch LG Display, according to the analyst says JJ JP Morgan Park.
Recently, the company released its latest financial report which estimated at 26 million sales that Apple Watch achieved in its first year. Now, new information from one of its analysts pointing to LG Display as the sole supplier of p-type screen OLED riding the Apple Watch. As a result of this agreement, shares of LG could increase by 25% in the coming months due to rising income will experience the Display division.
The average selling price of each p-OLED panel to mount the Apple Watch is estimated around $ 45, so multiplying by the millions of smartwatch expected the company sold this year, LG could get a nice profit thanks the new flagship Apple.
Watch Apple screen has been dubbed by the company as “Retina Display Flexible”, the latter due to the curvature having at its edges to seamlessly integrate with the device box. And we must not forget that the Force Touch screen technology has a thin electrode layer beneath the panel that allows the clock to distinguish between the touch and pressure. In fact, one of the latest rumors says that Apple could export this same technology to the next iPhone 6s.
Regarding other suppliers of parts that form the Apple Watch as a whole, it should be noted that Samsung will be awarded part of the chip components bearing the clock. Furthermore, all part of modules will be developed by ASE, while Amkor and STATS will handle the chip package. We’ll have to see if they all meet the tight deadlines to which is subject now Apple, since we are in February and initially Tim Cook announced Apple Watch for launch in April, even though officially the brand not announced through official channels.
The price of each p-OLED panel Watch Apple could be $ 45
Continuing the other alleged suppliers of components of Apple Watch, Samsung could be the main supplier of the new S1 chips, which would have a capacity equivalent to A5 chip as was recently released. As we read in Cult of Mac, is still unknown exactly when Apple Watch reached the market, although Tim Cook said in the last quarterly conference of the company who were ready to start sending them for next April. What do you think that LG will charge 100% of the output clock displays Apple?
Via cultofmac
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