This looks like a completely unsubstantiated manufactured news article.<p>As an aside, any notion that OLED is the next generation, or natural successor, is questionable. I've gone though a long line of both OLED and LCD smartphones, and each has its advantages.<p>OLED is lower power <i>if the screen is dark</i>, but if the screen is bright it is a significantly higher power user. OLED burn-in is still a very serious problem, and many users don't realize that the "burn-in proof" screens (something claimed as a new innovation each year since the first introduction of OLED) do it by intentionally wearing out other parts of the screen to try to equalize the fade. After not a long time an OLED screen is much dimmer than it started, and they usually start fairly dim. And even then you'll still see grain and other wear on it.<p>OLED is an amazing technology, especially for occasional or passive use devices. I still want my heavy use screens to be LCD for now.<p>OLED is great for non-rectangular, low brightness uses. It's great for non-flat displays. Otherwise its merits are oversold.
I had a Galaxy S2 with an AMOLED display. I used it for more than five years, no burn ins, no color issues. I've got a Sony with a LCD screen now. The AMOLED was better. Black is black (the difference is very visible at night) and it could be dimmed much more (useful before sleeping.) I don't understand why LCDs are still a thing. Cost?<p>Edit: another comment pointed out that phones dim the screen to hide burnin. The screen of my old phone did got dimmer over the years. So maybe it got burnin after all.
This looks like the original article that everyone is basing this information on:<p><a href="http://www.etnews.com/20180528000239" rel="nofollow">http://www.etnews.com/20180528000239</a> (in Korean)<p>> Apple has decided to adopt organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) next year for all new iPhone models. In addition to premium smartphones, we will also adopt OLED in entry-level models.<p>> According to industry sources on the 28th, Apple recently launched a new iPhone model in 2019 and decided to adopt OLED for all three. In the meantime, the industry has released two iPhones, one with OLED and one with LCD, and will make the same choice next year.
I'm not an Apple customer, but it's moves like these that really make me glad sometimes that it moves the industry like this. Consumers stand a lot to gain from OLED. Lower power consumption has obvious benefits such as either a longer battery life or lighter/thinner phones, depending on what manufacturers believe consumers want, but also non-obvious ones like always-on displays such as those on the Samsung Galaxy and on a lot of smartwatches, which for me are almost a game changer for some daily functions.<p>One point that this article missed, however: OLEDs suffer from burn-in.