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Apple has relied on its Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout for the past two iterations of its iPhone Pro models but the long-term goal is transitioning to an “all-screen” iPhone with no physical display cutouts. That day is not relatively close according to the latest report from Korean news outlet TheElec which suggests that the first iPhone with an Under Display Camera (UDC) is expected to launch after 2026. LG Innotek is now in “advanced development “of its UD cameras which feature the company’s proprietary…

According to a new report from The Elec, Apple is preparing to expand the Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout from the iPhone 14 Pro series to all iPhone 15 models including the non-Pro iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. The new publication sites that Apple has already made orders to its component suppliers including Samsung Display which in turn ordered equipment worth KRW 24.1 billion ($19.3 million) from fellow South Korean company Philoptics. The order is reportedly for etching equipment used for the production of Dynamic Island…

Last month during its Q4 earnings call, Qualcomm basically confirmed that the Galaxy S23 phones will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally. All three upcoming phones (S23, S23+ and S22 Ultra) already passed through Geekbench exclusively with the SD 8G2 but The Elec believes that Samsung has not given up on its in-house chipset plans. For years, Samsung outsourced its Exynos chipset production to the Samsung System LSI division – a separate entity from the Samsung MX (Mobile eXperience) division. According to the new…

Samsung Electronics has begun applications for tax breaks for a total of 11 potential chip manufacturing facilities in Texas, according to documents filed with Texas authorities and a statement by Governor Greg Abbott. Samsung's applications, filed with school districts in Texas where Samsung has an existing chip plant or is in the process of building a new plant, are part of the state's Chapter 313 incentives programme. Chapter 313, which provides property tax breaks, are currently set to expire by end-2022, the Texas…

Tech giant Apple will start evaluating the Chinese display maker Beijing Oriental Electronics' (BOE) samples of OLED panels aimed for the upcoming iPhone 14 this week, media report says.The display panel maker is hoping to receive approval from the iPhone maker within the month, citing sources, TheElec reported.If Apple approves, BOE will start mass production of the panels aimed at the standard model out of the four in the iPhone 14 series, sometime between July and August.This is a couple of weeks behind its South…