Nintendo Switch 2 Rumored For A Sharp Screen Upgrade, Still No OLED
In an effort not to bury the lede, no, the Switch 2 is not getting an OLED display upgrade, at least not imminently. However, there is a rumor of an inbound Switch 2 revision that will sport a different LCD panel than what is currently shipping, with Sharp identified as the manufacturer. On the surface, it sounds like a simple supply strategy, but there could be more than meets the eye here.
The folks at Nintendo Patents Watch posted images on Bluesky of a naked Sharp LCD panel that purportedly surfaced on a Chinese resale site. Here is a look:
A new model of Switch 2 LCD panel, most likely by Sharp, has surfaced on a Chinese resale site (img 1). Compared with the launch model from Innolux (img 2), the exposed circuit, connector, and cables are significantly different (imgs 3-4), indicating an updated design—not merely a minor revision.1/
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