Apple abandons the idea of ​​the curved screen for the iPhone 8

Although Apple is expected to integrate its next iPhone 8 with a 5,15-inch AMOLED screen with a 2K resolution, the company is shelving these plans to include a curved screen in the new device due to problems discovered in the evidence, according to research published Tuesday.

Curved glass has suffered both in terms of production performance as well as drop tests, according to TrendForce citing supply chain sources. Normally Apple has always been involved in rumors about the adoption of curved screens similar to those of Samsung's S7 Galaxy Edge. In fact, the company is believed to have signed a $ 4.300 billion deal to purchase OLED panels from Samsung. The iPhone 8 will instead use the same 2.5D glass for its screen that is already in devices like the iPhone 7, they claimed from TrendForce. In that case, the screen should be flat except for the rounded edges.

The research firm at the same time reinforced the rumors that have been made about the screen at other times, including that the device will not integrate a physical start button, as before, in favor of a virtual one, which will help make it more compact, to the point that despite its large screen, it could be equal in size to the 4,7-inch iPhone 7, rather than the screen of the iPhone 7 Plus. It should also incorporate 3D facial recognition, possibly as a replacement for Touch ID.

Apple is also said to be producing two iPhones based on two LCD sizes at 4,7 and 5,5 inches just like their predecessors. Elsewhere, these devices have sometimes been referred to as the "iPhone 7s" and "7s Plus."

All rumors ... until final news comes out from Apple.