Apple stocking up on OLED screens to offset RAM and SSD prices

Apple's supply chain is now holding more iPhone OLED panels with Apple also ordering more of them, all to offset the growing cost of buying the components.An iPhone 17 Pro OLED displayWhile the general effect of the ongoing memory price surge has resulted in more expensive components for suppliers, it also has other effects on the supply chain. In the case of Apple's iPhone production lines, there have been changes in the way they work.According to sources cited by ETNews, Apple increased the display panel inventory holding period in the second quarter, from four weeks to six weeks. This refers to the average amount of time that a component will be kept in stock before it's used in production. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums