Apple
Will launch three new iPhone models in the fall, including one with a
5.8-Inch OLED Display and two with LCD displays, according to
Nikkei Asian Review.
While this is a rumor we
Have heard several times already, the Japanese website previously said Apple would
launch a 5-inch iPhone?**t 5.8 inches?in 2017.
The relevant bit from today's report:
The upcoming iPhone, to be launched this fall, Will come in three configurations -- two with liquid crystal displays and one with a 5.8-inch organic light-emitting diode display.
Here's what it reported last October:
"Apple has tentatively decided that all the 5.5-inch, 5-inch and 4.7-inch models Will Have glass backs, departing from metal casings adopted by current iPhones, and Biel and Lens are likely to be providing all the glass backs for the new iPhones next year," the source said.
5.8 inches is **w the widely agreed upon screen size for Apple's first iPhone with an
OLED display, but there is likely a reasonable explanation as to why
Nikkei and
two other reports suggested the model would
Have a 5-inch display.
Namely, KGI Securities analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo said while the so-called "
iPhone 8"
Will indeed
Have a
5.8-Inch display, the
primary area will actually be 5.15 inches, while the rest of the space
Will be reserved for a wide row of virtual buttons. Kuo also said the device's physical dimensions
Will likely be similar to a 4.7-inch iPhone.
Given the size variation between the
OLED panel,
Display area, and physical dimensions rumored, it remains unclear if Apple
Will officially categorize the "iPhone 8" as 5.1 inches, 5.2 inches, 5.8 inches, or a different size.
Apple is expected to
remove the Home button to make room for the
Larger Display without significantly increasing the device's overall footprint. The bezels surrounding the
Display are also expected to be *******, although a very slim top bezel could remain to house the front-facing camera and earpiece cutout.
While some reports
Have suggested
Touch ID may be entirely replaced with biometric tech**logies such as
iris or
facial recognition or even
ultrasound, Apple has filed a patent for a
fingerprint sensor embedded underneath a touchscreen. Apple also has a patent for integrating the
ambient light sensor into the display.
The much-rumored
5.8-Inch iPhone, which has also been coined the "iPhone Pro" or "iPhone X" in ho**r of the smartphone's tenth anniversary this year, could
cost upwards of $1,000 in the United States. It is expected to be an**unced in September alongside
updated 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models.
Related Roundup:
iPhone 8 (2017)
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