Chinese display panel maker BOE is reportedly trying to supply screens for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27. A new report from Korea claims that BOE has noted that TCL-owned CSOT has secured a contract with Samsung for the Galaxy A57 and would also like to enter the Korean company’s supply chain.
Samsung Display is still the main display supplier for the Galaxy A57, but CSOT is the second supplier in terms of volume. With this in mind, Samsung is reportedly considering using BOE as a secondary supplier of Samsung displays for the Galaxy S27, but no decision has been made yet.
This will undoubtedly help Samsung Electronics save some money, which it can use to pay for more expensive memory. Interestingly, the Korean media report talking about all this speculates that Samsung, at the group level, would not want to acquire BOE as a supplier for high-end devices made by Samsung Electronics as this would weaken Samsung Display’s negotiating position with Apple.
At the end of the day, Chinese display panel makers are cheaper than Samsung Displays, and this may factor into Samsung Electronics’ decision, especially given the evolution of memory prices in recent months. We will have to wait and see what actually happens.
Source (in Korean)
