Nov 22, 2024 | Updated: 11:35 AM EDT
Apr 17, 2017 01:56 AM EDT
Apple has often relied on suppliers to provide them the needed components with their electronic devices, particularly the iPhone 8. As most know, that is quite crucial at the moment considering the Cupertino company is set to unveil its redesigned flagship sporting a long-overdue OLED display screen.
Being a redesigned device, the issue of supply has once again taken the spotlight. Consumers are aware that demand will imminently be high with a new device. There will be base supply numbers but will they be enough? The iPhone 8 could face the same problem. The main component are OLED displays but other parts could be vital. Going beyond that, the battery compliment could be tied up as well.
Apple has reportedly started an in-house technology team tasked to come up with longer-lasting batteries for the iPhone, Forbes reported. This would somehow explain why the Cupertino company has cut ties with Dialog, one of their PMIC suppliers. Looking ahead, could the company end up manufacturing other components in-house?
It remains to be seen if the initiative would mean a better performing iPhone 8. With an OLED display, power needs are expected to be greater. But the angle of cutting suppliers opens up plenty of other possibilities such as manufacturing components in-house.
With the evident shift to OLED technology, it seems plausible for OLED displays to be the next possible component Apple would develop in-house. Apple did order 70 million OLED panels from one of its competitors and most know the oddity the setup brings, Apple Insider reported.
Compared to the PMIC part, manufacturing OLED in-house could be doubly hard. The logical presumption is that Apple would move towards that once they cover some components. A lot depends on what would be seen on the iPhone 8. The OLED screen would be a critical piece but so are other parts. So if they continue their in-house tech, which part could be next in the pipeline?
