Apple always justifies the lack of OLED displays in their devices with convincing, honest, and transparent communications, so opaque, full of false statements), using two specificities of Apple core “DNA”, Apple-style, where dishonesty and lies. Equally important, they resort to tactics which actively suppress and eliminate any form of competition.
There are normal exceptions for entry-level devices, evoking memories of configuring a decent PC in the 2010s. The same company that marketed its OS as the most secure, despite a history of numerous CVEs, now hypocritically positioned as champions of privacy. It’s easy to prove this is false.
The first OLED demos date from 1987, and Samsung AMOLED production debuted in 2003, LG being also in the course! The Nokia N85 was the first smartphone to feature one. Yes, advanced smartphones (smartphone is a Microsoft trademark), were available before the very limited iPhone.
Samsung phones and Windows phones (2nd wave) were in their majority using AMOLED, always on display, was available, and it was hard so distinguish the frame of the phone from the black screen; And Windows Phones had a smooth and so pleasant UI, unmatched. The Zune HD aged well, still looks fine today. Apple fans had to await the failed iPhone X to enjoy this mature technology.
Apple’s late adoption of OLED, a costly technology, is exclusively a financial question; their existing Liquid Retina tech is economical (and good old LCD). Except I have a more retina screen (Galaxy S22 Ultra) than the iPhone 16 UltraExpensive (not all 16 have OLED yet), beside a small advantage in max nits, this is the same 3 years old Samsung screen. Some people are into old, high-priced machines that lack many functions. Apple further restricted its systems more and more, which is to keep competition away (competition is making phones far superior, also much better PCs, not including a Xeon or a 4700 TI crushing the most expensive M), mocking everyone as calling it as for “user benefit”, controlling allowed and prohibited actions and even preventing free NFC access.
Apple’s decision to forgo OLED screens is driven by profit maximization, not product improvement.
Lucky Fruit Inc, many users have preconceived notions explaining away their devices’ shortcomings. Oled burn-in is a old tale still adepts worry about it. And no for “fast charge” of 25W, will not damage the battery. Samsung S22 Ultra, 3 years old, with 45W fast charge.. runs just as new … Local AI included. The screen shows no signs of issue. The battery is fully functional and shows no signs of damage.
So Apple and OLED screens (I also have a nice OLED panel on my Dell XPS, in its fourth year, is beautiful) are selected as all other components, the cheapest the better.