You will NEVER guess how much Samsung is set to make from the Apple iPhone X

APPLE and Samsung are the two biggest players in the smartphone market, but the tech giants put aside their rivalry for the iPhone X.

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Samsung is set to make billions from the Apple iPhone X, according to one report

Samsung is the only company right now that makes the OLED displays that meet Apple’s requirements for their futuristic iPhone X smartphone.

And the South Korean tech giant is also the only firm that can meet Apple’s supplying needs.

It’s been rumoured that Apple are on the lookout for other OLED display makers for the iPhone X to reduce its reliance on Samsung.

But, according to a new report, that’s unlikely to happen in the near future.

The Investor has reported that next year Samsung will supply Apple with between 180million and 200million flexible panels for the iPhone.

That’s four times the amount it supplied this year and amounts to between £14.8billion and £16.4billion in revenue.

These figures are based on the supply price of around £82 for the display, and that includes the price of the cover glass and touch sensor.

BGR said that amount of revenue would amount to Samsung selling up to 23million Galaxy Note 8 units, without the cost of even making or marketing the devices.

One reason why Samsung will be able to ramp up production of OLED screens is that it has improved yield rates considerably at its A3 production plant. 

In the second half of 2017 yields went up from 60 per cent earlier this year to 80 per cent.

Samsung ended up finishing the year with 90 per cent yield rates, which will allow it to manufacture 224million six inch OLED panels per year.

It has been rumoured that Apple could be selling two different iPhone X successors next year.

And the ramping up of OLED display production seems to reinforce that rumour.

The news comes after a prominent analyst claimed that Apple could be set to increase the size of the batteries included in its iPhones next year.

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Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who has correctly predicted a number of unannounced Apple products over the years, said the 2018 iPhone range will pack bigger batteries.

The KGI Securities analyst has predicted a 5.8-inch iPhone introduced next year could boast a battery capacity between 2,900mAh and 3,000mAH. 

The next-generation model is rumoured to have a similar industrial design to the iPhone X, with its edge-to-edge screen and vertically-aligned dual-camera.

Currently, Apple has included a 2,716mAh battery cell in the iPhone X.

If the prediction from Ming-Chi Kuo is correct – and his track record suggests it likely is – that would be an increase of as much as 10 per cent on the next iPhone.

However, the increased battery capacity may not necessarily be used to improve battery life on the device, the prominent analyst has speculated.

Instead Apple may need to use the extra capacity to power newer features in its phones.

For example, this year the Cupertino-based company added its new front-facing TrueDepth Camera system on the iPhone X, which combines an infrared camera, flood illuminator and dot projector to map the user’s facial features.

These advanced features often come at the expense of additional battery life.

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