Apple will once again be supplied with organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays by Samsung in 2018.
For the second time around, Apple has signed a deal with Samsung. According to industry sources by Android Authority, this deal will provide 180-200 million OLED displays for iPhone units to be produced in 2018.
This is the second time Samsung has supplied the largest American smartphone manufacturer with the display. Apple previously ordered 100 million OLED panels for the iPhone 8. Not long after, Apple ordered another 60 million OLED panels from the South Korean tech giant.
Android Authority estimates that Samsung will make between $19.8 billion to $22 billion in revenue for supplying Apple only with displays. Samsung also makes a number of components for Apple's iPhones.
In other news, Apple is now facing two class-action lawsuits that were filed on Thursday, Dec. 21, after the company admitted to the public that they have deliberately – through their software updates – slowed down older iPhone models.
Plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit claimed that Apple's iOS software updates were "fraudulently forcing iPhone owners to purchase the latest model offered by Apple." Additionally, the plaintiffs added how "Apple purposefully and knowingly released software updates for the iPhone 5, 6, and 7 models slowed down the performance of the device."
Affected Apple models include the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, 6S, 6S Plus, and iPhone SE. Through a software update, the CPUs of the devices decrease the phone's performance by meddling with the phone's battery, reports Geekbench.
Apple claimed that the feature was added because the aging lithium-ion batteries of the aforementioned devices were causing them to shut down without notice. The feature was also added to aid in delivering power to the devices during cold conditions, and as well as help aging batteries to deliver the necessary power to the devices. Apple has also planned on releasing the feature on the iPhone 7, as well as future models.
Fortunately, one fix is currently available. Apple iPhone users can replace their batteries for $79 on the nearest Apple Store.
Apple has currently not released a statement regarding the lawsuits.
