Jul 1, 2024BF3F-0035Not comparable

ITHome: iPhone 16 may keep older M12 OLED panel

The iPhone 16 could continue using Samsung's older M12 OLED material set.

ITHome relayed a report that the iPhone 16 could continue using Samsung's older M12 OLED material, while the Pro models were expected to move to the newer M14 panel.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 16 could continue using Samsung's older M12 OLED material set.
  2. Who said it, and whenIt was reported on Jul 1, 2024 in ITHome, and we could not tell who reported it first.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone 16 was announced on Sep 9, 2024, 70 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyNot comparableThis measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.Why: The claim says iPhone 16 could use Samsung's older M12 OLED material set. Apple does not publish the supplier/material set, and a possibility claim cannot be falsified from the final product.
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Moving target
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Never settled
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Product
Apple iPhone 16 · reported as “iPhone 16”
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The story of this report

  1. Jul 1, 2024This report · ITHome
  2. Sep 9, 2024Apple iPhone 16 was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictNot comparableWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 16 report turn out to be true?
Not comparable. This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared. The claim says iPhone 16 could use Samsung's older M12 OLED material set. Apple does not publish the supplier/material set, and a possibility claim cannot be falsified from the final product.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 70 days before Apple iPhone 16 was announced on Sep 9, 2024.