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We still have a long time to meet Apple Watch Ultra 3. However, this does not prevent rumors about the phone from circulating around. The claim that the new smart watch will have a microLED screen came to the fore a long time ago. The latest rumor charts a different path for the Watch Ultra 3.
It was claimed that Apple postponed the transition to the microLED panel in the Watch Ultra until 2027 due to production problems. According to new news, the Cupertino-based company canceled its large-scale microLED order from Austria-based Osram. It is estimated that this decision is related to the new Watch Ultra.
Osram did not confirm the claim that the customer who canceled its large order was Apple. In a press release from the company, it was stated that “the unexpected cancellation of a key project supporting the microLED strategy has led the company to re-evaluate its microLED strategy.”
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate predictions about Apple products, said that Apple canceled the microLED screen Apple Watch project with Osram. confirmed. According to Kuo, Apple canceled all plans for microLED displays on the grounds that this technology would not add significant value to its products. According to the experienced analyst, Apple finds microLED production costs too high to be economically high.
There is also a different claim for Apple Watch Ultra 3
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stands in a different position. According to the experienced journalist, Osram is just one of Apple’s microLED suppliers, and the possibility of a microLED panel for the new Apple Watch Ultra 3 is still on the table. It is said that the company will start the microLED transformation with the Apple Watch Ultra. This panel is expected to be introduced on iPad, iPhone and MacBook, respectively.