BY JAMES SCOTT/ JULY 4, 2023
It is well known that Apple is hard at work developing a new model of the Apple Watch Ultra that will use a microLED display of the next generation.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
However, according to a market research group, Trendforce (via The Elec), the device's release date has been delayed because of manufacturing concerns.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
The information released in April by display analyst Ross Young showed that an Apple Watch Ultra with a microLED display would appear in the second half of 2025 at the earliest rather than in late 2024, as was initially rumored. Ross Young shared this information.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
Because of issues linked to high manufacturing costs, which need to be resolved before Apple can move on with mass production, Trendforce believes it has been delayed for a second time and is unlikely to appear before the first quarter of 2026.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
Apple is rumored to have spent more than a billion dollars on developing its own microLED technology over the past decade.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra
This move was made to lessen the company's reliance on Samsung Display and strengthen its control over the supply of critical components in the display panel industry.
MicroLED Apple Watch Ultra