"Apple Abandons MicroLED Display Development for Apple Watch, Cuts Jobs"
TL;DR
Apple has reportedly abandoned its plans to develop a MicroLED display for the Apple Watch due to high production costs and complexity, leading to the discontinuation of the project and the elimination of several dozen engineering jobs. While the company is still exploring new suppliers and processes for incorporating MicroLED technology, it remains unclear what specific benefits a MicroLED display would bring compared to the current OLED display used in the Apple Watch.
- Apple reportedly gives up on its MicroLED dream for now The Verge
- Apple Scraps In-House Effort to Make Watch Displays, Cuts Jobs Bloomberg
- Apple scraps plan to design watch displays in-house, Bloomberg News reports Reuters
- Apple Drops Plans to Develop MicroLED Displays for Apple Watch MacRumors
- Gurman: In-house Apple Watch display project canceled, but microLED products still expected 9to5Mac
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