Samsung to supply displays for Apple's newly launched Retina iPad mini?

Apple might sue and badmouth Samsung every chance they get (not that Samsung doesn't badmouth Apple), but when it comes to getting hardware components for their products, the Cupertino company readily shakes hands with the Korean manufacturer. Apple already gets its iPhone 5s processor made by Samsung, and is now reportedly looking towards Samsung to secure supply for 7.9-inch Retina display panels for the second-generation iPad mini.

According to a report from Japan's Nikkei, current suppliers of the display – Sharp and LG Display – are having trouble reaching production volumes, with Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo worried about the shortage that the low supply of display panels will cause. As a result, Apple could be turning towards its archrival to make up for the supply shortage, as Samsung is well-equipped to handle the required production volume; however, since the iPad mini with Retina (yeah, it's not called the iPad mini 2) has already been announced and is on its way to market, it probably won't be till 2014 that supply meets the huge demand the new iPad mini is likely to create.

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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