Apple may choose Samsung’s foldable display technology for its affordable Vision Pro headset
By ForGeeks Apple has decided to delay the release of an affordable version of its Vision Pro headset, tentatively until 2027 or later, in an effort to find the right technologies to lower the cost of the device. Currently, the Vision Pro headset features Sony-developed OLED silicon-based OLED displays (OLEDoS) with a pixel density of 3,391 ppi. However, the use of such displays in a more affordable version of the product is unlikely due to their high cost.
According to TheElec, Apple is considering alternative technologies, one of which is W-OLED+CF (White OLED with color filter). This technology generates RGB colors from a white OLED substrate and is mounted on a glass wafer instead of a silicon wafer.
TheElec reports that Apple is considering alternative technologies, such as W-OLED+CF (White OLED with Color Filter).
There are two options for the color filter. The first involves mounting the filter on a separate glass layer, but this increases the thickness of the display. Apple’s preferred option is to integrate the color filter on the first glass layer using thin-film encapsulation (TFE) technology, eliminating the need for an additional layer.
For the color filter, Apple’s preferred option is to integrate the filter on the first glass layer using thin-film encapsulation (TFE) technology, eliminating the need for an additional layer.
The most likely supplier for displays with this technology is Samsung, which already uses similar solutions for foldable smartphones. However, even with the pixel density down to 1,500 ppi (compared to the Vision Pro’s 3,391 ppi), that’s still significantly higher than current foldable devices like the Galaxy Z Flip6’s 426 ppi density. For an affordable version of the headset, Samsung Display will need to develop panels with a higher pixel density than existing foldable models.
Samsung Display will need to develop panels with a higher pixel density than existing foldable models.
Nevertheless, Apple is not ruling out the option of using dual-layer glass, despite its greater thickness, if it achieves acceptable image quality and manufacturing costs.
Apple is not ruling out the option of using dual-layer glass, despite its greater thickness, if it achieves acceptable image quality and manufacturing costs.
