Apple Says iPhone Duo Folding Display Is Custom-Built, Not a Samsung Off-the-Shelf Part
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Oct 15
Apple Says iPhone Duo Folding Display Is Custom-Built, Not a Samsung Off-the-Shelf Part
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Oct 15
Summary
Apple executives said the iPhone Duo’s folding display was developed specifically for the device, rejecting claims that the company simply uses a standard Samsung panel.
JP Guillou, Apple’s senior director of display technology, said the screen “doesn’t exist at the vendor” until Apple begins work on it, while hardware VP Rich Dinh said every component starts from Apple’s own requirements.
The comments came in a newly released MrMobile interview recorded after the iPhone Duo launch, where Apple said it works with manufacturing partners but customizes parts “down to the nanometer.”
The exchange sharpens Apple’s message around the Duo’s design control as Samsung remains widely reported to be the key supplier for the foldable display.