S. Korea’s Samsung, LG beat China’s BOE for Apple's iPad Pro OLED panel deals

Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. will likely win orders to build organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for Apple Inc.’s next-generation iPad Pro tablets to be released next year, beating China’s BOE Technology for the order.

Apple has already asked the two South Korean firms to develop 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch panels for its first iPad Pro equipped with OLED displays.

The order volumes will likely be evenly divided between Samsung and LG.

Apple is expected to introduce iPad Pro models equipped with OLED screens in 2024.

According to sources, Samsung and LG plan to manufacture OLED panels for the Apple iPad Pro models in large quantities at their sixth-generation lines using 1,500 mm x 1,850 mm glass substrates.