Expanding Ties with BOE
China's display maker BOE is reportedly developing panels for Samsung Electronics’ new A13 and A23 budget smartphone series, which are scheduled to come out in May.
A display industry insider said Samsung proposed to BOE the idea of producing panels for its next-generation flagship smartphones at the end of March and is currently discussing technology verification and contract signing with the Chinese panel maker.
BOE is the world’s No. 1 display manufacturer with a 20 percent market share for OLED and LCD panels.
Samsung Electronics plans to release new foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4, in August 2022. Samsung Display has thus far supplied panels for foldable phones.
BOE has emerged as a panel vendor for Samsung Electronics by supplying large LCD panels to it. Previously, large LCD panels had been exclusively supplied by Samsung Display.
Samsung Electronics requested BOE to verify its technology first. Experts say that the key is whether BOE will meet technical quality requirements such as thermal shocks and life tests.