Apple taps China's BOE for premium displays for iPhone 13

Move likely to put price pressure on existing suppliers Samsung and LG

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BOE is making OLED displays for the iPhone 13 at its Mian Yang complex in Sichuan Province, where it already turns out OLEDs for several Chinese smartphone makers. (Source photos by AP) 

LAULY LI, SHUNSUKE TABETA, CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/BEIJING -- Apple has added China's BOE Technology to its list of premium display suppliers for the latest iPhone, providing a major boost to Beijing's tech ambitions -- and added pressure on existing suppliers like Samsung.

The Beijing-based display maker began shipping a small number of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for the 6.1-inch iPhone 13 in late September and is scheduled to increase those shipments soon, pending a final verification process, multiple people familiar with the matter said.

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