KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report that again predicts Apple will switch to non-aluminum casing, with glass being the most likely candidate, for the majority of new iPhone models starting in 2017. Kuo believes that Apple will be moving to an all-glass enclosure, dropping aluminum completely as it will no longer appear … Read more
Samsung Display Co. will begin supplying Apple with OLED display panels starting in 2017, reports The Korea Herald. According to the terms of the deal, which is worth $2.59 billion, Samsung will provide Apple with 100 million units of 5.5-inch OLED panels on an annual basis. Rumors suggesting Apple and Samsung were close to establishing … Read more
A DigiTimes rumor pointed towards the possibility of a future 5.8-inch display in an iPhone, a significant size increase over the existing 5.5-inch display of the iPhone 6s Plus. Ray Soneira of DisplayMate‘s says that Apple is planning to implement new folded edge side screens technology on a future iPhone or iOS device using a flexible OLED display. Such … Read more
Apple planning 5.8–inch OLED iPhone for 2017/2018 … Following a report last week that said Apple is looking to release an OLED iPhone sometime in 2017, … A 5.8–inch displaywould put the device as even bigger than … The news outlet has a shaky history when it comes to Apple rumors. Will Apple launch 4 … Read more
As far as other rumors about next year’s iPhone go, it could boast an all-glass design, be waterproof, and even boast an edge-to-edge display. It could also be called the iPhone 8. The 2017 iPhone is also rumored to feature an OLED display. Wireless charging works on the principle of electromagnetic induction. Coils of wire … Read more
According to the reputed Sources a future Apple iPhone could have a curved wrap-around screen, according to a patent awarded to Apple , while a separate patent highlighted the technology giant’s interest in augmented reality (AR). A new patent, filed in April of last year and just published, describes a method for building a “portable electronic device … Read more
Apple is working on iPhones with iris scanning capabilities that could debut in 2018, reports DigiTimes in a wider piece about increasing interest in advanced biometric functionality in smartphones. Joao De Barros, a European explorer is credited with recording the first known system of fingerprinting in the 14th century. Alphonse Bertillon, a policeman from Paris, … Read more
On Chinese social networking site Weibo (via PhoneArena), Wang said Apple will release a device with sloping edges similar to the Vivo XPlay 5 or the Galaxy S7 Edge. Apple is already rumored to be using flexible OLED displays for the 2017 iPhone, which will be necessary for any kind of dramatically curved display. Wang … Read more
The Wall Street Journal in a new report have suggested the 2016 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will not feature major design changes aside from the removal of the headphone jack. So, the major changes to Apple iPhone won’t be coming this year, you have to wait till 2017, when apple will Launch its iPhone 8; … Read more
Samsung Display will remain the global leader among AMOLED display suppliers over the next few years, with shipments estimated to increase to 560 million units by 2019, according to Taiwan-based DigiTimes Research. Samsung Electronics, which produces the company’s lineup of Android-based Galaxy smartphones, is expected to remain Samsung Display’s largest customer over the next … Read more