Apple’s 20th anniversary iPhone will use a Samsung-made OLED technology called COE (Color Filter on Encapsulation) providing a brighter and thinner display panel, reports ETNews.
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S26 Ultra, scheduled to be released early next year, is expected to have a brighter and thinner screen. It has been revealed that Samsung Electronics plans to equip the S26 Ultra with an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that utilizes cutting-edge new materials and display technology . According to industry sources on the 21st, Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display have decided to introduce a new material, “M14,” and “COE” technology, which eliminates polarizers, to the Galaxy S26 Ultra OLED.
A traditional OLED panel uses a polarizing film sitting above the display that cut reflections and improve contrast. However, this film also absorbs some of the OLED’s own light, reducing the screen’s brightness and efficiency. COE allows Apple to remove the polarizer entirely and instead apply the color filter directly onto the OLED’s protective encapsulation layer.
This would result in a thinner display stack that allows more light to pass through, delivering more brightness with a lower power requirement. Fewer layers means thinner displays, potentially leading to thinner iPhones.
Apple is said to be considering a radical redesign for its 20th anniversary iPhone, possibly featuring a completely bezel-less display, curving around all four edges of the device.
