Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is rumored to have visited South Korea last week to talk with executives from Samsung about switching to an AMOLED display for the third-generation iPad.
From Apple Insider:
From Apple Insider:
The report claims that Apple offered Samsung "an advance" for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays to guarantee capacity. Currently, the iPad 2 employs an IPS LCD display, the same screen that was used in the first-generation iPad.Rumor: Apple's Tim Cook visits Samsung to discuss OLED screens for 'iPad 3'
The report claims Samsung's Super AMOLED displays offer brighter screens, less sunlight reflection and reduced power consumption. It also claimed that the new screens have a "significant advantage" over existing traditional LCD displays.