iPhone will mark its 20th anniversary in 2027, and Apple aims to launch true all-screen products. Long ago, the company requested its display partners, Samsung and LG, to develop the required solutions, mainly the display.

A new industry report sheds light on the fact that Samsung isn’t paying much attention to the Apple all-screen iPhone expected to arrive in 2027. LG Display seems way more active than Samsung when it comes to investment.

Strategic silence

LG Display is reportedly pouring 400 billion won (~ $270 million) into the panel production of Apple’s 2027 iPhone. The South Korean company is preparing to initiate preparations for mass-producing the OLED screen.

While LG is moving swiftly, Samsung’s silence speaks volumes. The company may have been prepping for investment or uncertain about the adoption of such screen technology by Apple in its 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027.

Focus elsewhere

Samsung is focusing on foldable iPhone display supplies. A recent report revealed that around 11 million panels could be supplied by Samsung Display, which the company’s spokesperson denied in a statement conveyed to us.

It’s said that Samsung Display is the sole supplier of foldable iPhone screens. The first product is coming next year, and it will sell like hotcakes. Samsung’s Z Fold 7 has hit a level of maturity, and Apple’s entry is a validation.

True all-screen iPhone

Apple wants Samsung and LG to develop a bezel-less screen. Not just bezels, but the OLED may not have any cutout for FaceID and selfie camera. Apple could bring an under-display selfie camera to the iPhone Pro models in 2027.

iPhone in 2027 could adopt four-sided bending technology. It may not just cover the front but all four edges of the border with the display. The solution doesn’t match the edge/curved display technology, which used earlier.

Producing a four-sided bending display requires extensive modification of existing lines. This is why the scale of LG’s investment is inevitably large. There are rumors that LG Display has been allocated about 10 lines by Apple.

The screen Apple wants requires a process to fold the panel circuit in the bezel area, and the Thin-Film Encapsulation (TFE), which blocks the ingress of moisture and oxygen into the OLED panel, must also be significantly thinner.

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