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In an attempt to expand their OLED screen production Samsung have said to invest another 6 billion Euros to double capacity. Apple is said to bring out phones with the Samsung made OLED screens in 2017.
One model of Apple‘s next iPhone coming out this year will adopt a flexible display, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The Cupertino, California-based company has ordered sufficient components to enable mass production, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The tech giant had been studying flexible OLED displays and asked suppliers for prototypes late last year, the Journal said.
CNBC has reached out to Apple for comment.
The introduction of a curved display will follow suit with rival Samsung, which has a curved screen on some of its models like the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Analysts have looked toward the much-anticipated September release of the iPhone 8 — the 10th anniversary of the release of the iconic device — which is expected to be a significant upgrade.
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