New Delhi, April 15 -- Apple's long-anticipated entry into the foldable smartphone market is reportedly set for the latter half of next year, with the company selecting Samsung Display as the exclusive supplier for the device's OLED panels, reported 9To5mac. The decision could come after years of Apple holding off on launching a foldable iPhone due to one critical design flaw seen in competing models - the visible crease in the centre of the screen.

According to industry sources cited byBusinessKorea, Samsung is the only display maker that has met Apple's exacting standards when it comes to crease minimisation. Apple's other display partners, LG Display and China's BOE, are understood to have fallen short of the necessary technological b...