Taiwanese manufacturer
Foxconn is
Developing Glass casings and
OLED Displays for smartphones in an attempt to secure orders for the
tenth-anniversary iPhone next year, according to Japanese website
Nikkei.
The report claims
Foxconn has been
Developing Glass chassis for at least one year, and
Developing its own
OLED display tech**logies through its
Sharp acquisition. It would be competing with Samsung, and China's Biel Crystal and Lens Tech**logy, to win orders.
KGI Securities analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple will
switch to **n-aluminum casing, with
Glass being the most likely candidate, for the majority of new
iPhone models in 2017. Kuo and
multiple other sources also expect next year's
iPhone to have a thinner and lighter
OLED display in a move away from LCDs. Earlier reports said Samsung would be a primary supplier of
OLED panels for future iPhones.
Samsung's
Galaxy S7 sets the benchmark for OLED-based smartphones, and makes a strong case for Apple's rumored shift towards the display tech**logy. iPhones have used various LCD display tech**logies since the original model launched in 2007, but
OLED panels are often thinner, brighter, and more energy efficient than their LCD counterparts. The tech**logy, however, can be more expensive to produce.
Apple's
Tenth-Anniversary iPhone is shaping up to be a significant upgrade, compared to the relatively incremental refresh expected from this year's
iPhone 7. The rumored switch to
Glass Casing and
OLED display will mark the first major overhaul of Apple's smartphone since the
iPhone 6 launched in late 2014, given that this year's
iPhone is expected to retain an
iPhone 6s-like design.
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