, according to news reports, a research firm IHS Technology May 27 forecasts, according to a report in 2018 smart phones using OLED panel will first shipment amount beyond the current mainstream LCD panel, main Apple (Apple) the iPhone new model forecasts will use the OLED panel, which is expected to bring significant change to the panel market.
IHS estimates that 2018 smartphones in OLED panel shipment will amount to $18.6 billion, and 2015 will jump by 75%, in contrast, the LCD panel shipment forecasts will decline 15% to $17.6 billion. The intelligent mobile phone in the factory, only South Korea's samsung electronics, as well as some Chinese manufacturers such as huawei with OLED panel, but as the apple iPhone may adopt, the global trend of high performance smartphone with OLED materials will be more obvious.
For shipments, the smartphone shipments of LCD panel will remain far above the OLED smart phone, estimate 2018 LCD smartphone shipments will be 1.323 billion, will reach OLED smartphone shipments forecast of 558 million (2018) of more than 2 times.