Why is OLED technology the hope of Apple VR?

Just as many people in this industry are anxiously waiting for Apple to introduce VR devices or Mixed Reality Technology (MR). However, the time-consuming equipment that everyone is waiting for may be later than you think. Just this month, Google just announced the opening of their Pixel line of smartphones, which will be the key to the launch of their company's latest DayDream View VR headset project. Pixel smartphones use OLED technology, which is organic light-emitting diode technology. This enables low-latency display and gives the user a clear VR experience.

All possible VR or MR (mixed reality technology) devices of the company will be postponed until Apple decides to put OLED technology into service. Apple will either announce that the next-generation iPhone device (7s or 8) will use OLED display technology, or wait until 2018. According to the general situation, Apple will wait until 2018. But considering that next year is the 10th anniversary of the company's launch of the iPhone series, and Google has been pushing the ground in mobile VR, giving pressure, Apple may have to advance their plans to release OLED technology in early September 2017. iPhone and VR devices.

Amitt Mahajan, founder of Silicon Valley venture capital Presence Capital, believes that the iPhone 7 does not have a realistic screen for OLED technology. OLEDs are used to make low-latency screens for VR. Apple will not introduce VR devices until the iPhone with low-latency screens is available. They should be planning to launch both VR devices and eventually iPhones with OLEDs.

However, there is news that Apple is also beginning to lay out the layout for the next year's iPhone. Industry insiders predict that the next-generation iPhone smartphone will be equipped with an OLED display and will be put into production next May (2017). Since OLED is the preferred screen for AR and VR devices, some insiders believe that the next generation iPhone will be an AR/VR phone.

An industry insider said: "We are currently marketing our new products to Apple's OLED screen iPhone. It seems that Apple will make a decision (supplier) in the fourth quarter." Prior to this, Samsung has been Apple's OLED display. The screen's premium supplier has a market share of up to 95%.

In fact, the US Patent and Trademark Office has already exposed Apple's new OLED display patent - it will integrate light sensors to better control the screen display under the sunlight.

From the pictures provided in the patent, it can be seen that this patent may be applied to the iPhone, iPad or MacBook.

Apple will never allow Google to stay ahead of the mobile VR for two to three years. But Google's VR doesn't necessarily make Apple fans turn to Android, because those technologies don't necessarily match what they want. There is no doubt that next year will be an important year in the field of mobile VR. The only question is, will Apple participate in the war this time?