Recently, some vendors sold outcell as incell on the market. Today's post is to help you tell outcell and incell.

In the first place, we have to know their structural differences. The biggest difference is the position of the touch panel. Incell's touch panel is embedded in the glass substrate, while outcell is above the polarizer and under the glass lens

The display and touch flex cables of outcell are separate while incell integrates two flex cables. Incell must be used with TDDI IC.

Outcell features a separate touch panel while incell’s touch panel is embedded in the glass substrate

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Based on display technology, common screen assembly can be divided into OLED and LCD. According to different structures of the touch panel, the screen assembly can be divided into incell, oncell and outcell.

The biggest difference is the position of the touch panel. Incell's touch panel is embedded in the glass substrate, oncell is above the glass substrate and under the polarizer, while outcell is above the polarizer and under the glass lens.

Different iPhone Screen Assembly Structures

incell-LCD

G+G/G+F-LCD

G+F-OLED

Oncell-OLED

A+ iPhone X Screen Assembly

There are three OEM screen assembly suppliers for iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus while there are only two OEM screen suppliers (LG and JDI) for iPhone XR and iPhone 11. The backlight numbers of the three suppliers are LG - DTP & C3F, Sharp - DHK & C01, Toshiba - C11 & F7C. 

LG is the universal version with high compatibility while Sharp and Toshiba feature poor compatibility.

If your original screen is LG and you want to replace it, your best choice would be LG because it has superior compatibility and is not easy to have a touch problem. If your original screen is Sharp and Toshiba, you can choose the corresponding screen type and LG will work too as it is the universal version.

If you want to replace your screen with one of these screens, your original screen must be OEM, Pull, or REFURB with the original backlight.

Display Comparison (iPhone7 and iPhone 8)

Display Comparison (iPhone 7Plus and iPhone 8 Plus)

Display Comparison (iPhone XR and iPhone 11)