According to reports in Korea, Apple has signed up BOE as the first OLED supplier for its upcoming budget iPhone 17e smartphone, that will ship early in 2026. While BOE will supply the majority of these AMOLEDs, Samsung Display and LG Display are expected to also supply some panels to Apple.
This is a similar distribution that Apple chose for the 2025 iPhone 16e, that sports a 6.1" 1200 nits (peak) 60hz 1170x2532 AMOLED display. It is likely that the iPhone 17e will use a similar panel, and we're quite certain it will not be an LTPO OLED. Apple is aiming to ship around 8 million iPhone 17e devices in the first half of 2026.
It is reported that in 2025, BOE will supply around 40 million OLED smartphone panels to Apple, or around 18% of the total shipments to Apple. Samsung will supply around 120 million units and LG Display - 70 million.
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