TM Roh is expected in China later this month to meet BOE and potentially finalize a plan to use BOE OLED panels in the base Galaxy S27.
Rising memory and component costs are squeezing Samsung's mobile division, which analysts already project could post a loss in 2026, pushing management to seek cheaper parts without another price increase.
The reported shift would spare the Galaxy S27+ and S27 Ultra, which would still use Samsung Display panels, limiting any supplier change to the entry flagship model.
That would mark a break from Samsung's long-standing practice of keeping Galaxy S flagships on in-house OLEDs, testing whether margin protection now outweighs a premium brand signal.