First of all I would like to say what many of you will be thinking, that as soon as I found out this news I thought something like «Go! This sounds like… ». And it is that, according to an investigation, Apple will launch a iPhone with OLED screen and curved in 2018. As you well know, the first to launch this type of screen, or the most mediatic in any case, has been Samsung with its famous "Edge", curved ends that first arrived in its Note range.
Lee Choong-hoon, President and Chief of UBI Research, says that 30% of iPhones shipped (which is not the same as sales) in 2018 will use OLED display, so you're talking about 100 million units. If I remember correctly, Apple's record of iPhones sold in a quarter was in a Christmas quarter, a period in which they sold approximately 70 million units so if my calculations don't fail me, Lee would speak of a new record. sales that would take place in about two and a half years.
Will the iPhone 8 have an OLED screen?
According to the Korea Herald, Samsung and Apple signed an agreement whereby the South Koreans would supply Cupertino with 5.5-inch OLED panels starting in 2017. According to the CEO of UBI Research, the only company that meets Apple's requirements at the moment is Samsung, while LG and other manufacturers are getting closer and will probably take orders when the time comes. Lee believes that Samsung will take care of 60% of the orders, LG will keep 20% and Japan Display and Foxconn will share the remaining 20%.
It seems clear that Apple will end up using OLED displays within 2 years at the most. The only thing that remains to be known is the design of the new devices, although everyone agrees that the screen of the new iPhone will have a curvature. Of course, we all hope that they include it with enough originality so as not to stay only at the lateral ends.
Well, well, it seems that now the one who copies the others is Apple. Of course Apple is no longer what it was, but not by a long shot.
A news where it is said that Apple copies. It just can not be. Surely the patent was owned by Apple and was copied by Samsung. And above all they do not do it until 2018. It will have been a few years since their competitor did it. They will be seeing that the change in the size of the devices does not make them sell everything they want.
As if the screen is made of adamiantum, I keep my iPhone 6s that I will not change in 5 years.
And what would be the benefits of a curved screen? so far I do not see any.
Hello, Jefenet. Until we see it, it's hard to say. In fact, many users believe that the image of the article is what Apple would do, but it is just a concept that I came across on the internet.
As far as I know from what we have seen at Apple, an iPhone with a curved screen could look a bit like the Apple Watch that, although it is not talked about as much, the screen is curved. The only thing is that in the Apple Watch they have done it so that the case is rounded all over. With a screen that can be deformed, the design is not conditioned by the screen.
A greeting.
Certainly Pablo, with curved screens you could do countless things with the designs, but speaking of real curved screens (not just the edges), my question is directed to the model shown. So far the Samsung with curved edges I see them useless, more than a nice design. Let's hope Apple actually uses curved displays. Greetings, always aware of your notes!
GOD THAT SAYS !! If I want a Samsung, I buy myself a Samsung, I don't want iPhones that look like Samsung's. If they consider this an improvement, they can delete me from their list of clients. That as they continue down this path is what will happen, I am more and more fed up with this company.