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Are Samsung Display screens no longer used on Samsung Galaxy S phones?

Previously supplied by Samsung Display, Samsung's mobile division could now source its Galaxy S smartphone screens from China.
According to leaker Ice Univers (via the social network Weibo), Samsung may source the screens for its future Galaxy S smartphones from China, thus partially ending its seemingly obvious collaboration with Samsung Display. BOE replacing Samsung Display for future Galaxy S smartphones? The company reportedly wants to source its OLED screens from the Chinese manufacturer BOE. The Korean and Chinese companies recently met to discuss this, after the two companies finally resolved a legal issue, with BOE being found guilty of infringing Samsung patents. So why use a third-party supplier when Samsung already has an in-house partner? The likely reason is simple: money. Indeed, Chinese manufacturers are much more competitive in terms of price, and even Apple has been trying for years to move away from the Korean companies Samsung Display and LG Display and bring BOE into its ranks of suppliers. This financial factor is becoming increasingly important given the significant rise in production costs (primarily RAM memory, not to mention certain raw materials such as the precious metals essential in smartphone electronics).