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TL;DR The base Galaxy S27 could reportedly skip a Samsung-made screen.
Chinese manufacturer BOE could supply the display for the Galaxy S27.
Samsung Display will still apparently provide displays for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
Samsung flagships usually feature some of the best smartphone screens in the market thanks to the excellent panels supplied by Samsung Display. However, it seems that the company is now considering sourcing OLED panels for the base Galaxy S27 from third-party manufacturers.
According to a report from SigmaIntel (via ZDNet Korea), Samsung is considering using Chinese display supplier BOE for the standard Galaxy S27 next year.
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According to the outlet, rising memory and storage costs may be the reason why Samsung is trying to source display panels from BOE. Samsung Display could still continue to provide OLED panels for the Galaxy S27 series, but introducing a lower-cost OLED panel from BOE could offset overall production costs for the base model.
This is not the first time Samsung has used third-party display manufacturers to source screens for its smartphones. Chinese company CSOT already supplies OLED panels for the Galaxy A57 alongside Samsung Display. However, according to the report, BOE has been trying to break into the Galaxy S series supply chain for years without success.
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