"Now yes, now not!" This seems to be the trend of rumors about that iPhone from 2017, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone Edition or whatever the iPhone is called that Apple is supposedly preparing to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the original iPhone by Steve Jobs. And at this rate, surely someone is right, even if it is by elimination.
In general, most rumors and forecasts by specialists point towards the launch of an iPhone model that will have a somewhat larger, 5,8-inch, edge-to-edge OLED screen, without a physical Home button and a curve on its sides. major laterals. However now a growing number of sources are betting on a flat screen, and not a curved one, for that iPhone «Edition».
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Flat screen, but OLED, with a new aspect ratio and possible new functions
After months considering that Apple is going to launch an iPhone with an edge-to-edge and curved OLED screen this year, now it turns out that more and more "sources" are opting for the maintaining a completely flat screen, just like the one we have now since the first iPhone saw La Luz a decade ago.
Wayne Lam, an IHS Markit analyst who researches and analyzes the supply chain of smartphone manufacturers such as Apple, told MacRumors that “We anticipate that Apple to adopt a flat OLED design implementation on its special iPhone model, which is analogous to the current 2.5D glass design. And he adds: “Like the recently announced LG G6, we anticipate a touch screen with a new longer aspect ratio design to take full advantage of the greater coverage area of the iPhone. This new design language is expected to become the trend for 2017, as we all anticipate that Samsung will reveal later this month.
Lam refers to the 5,7 inches of the LG G6's LCD screen that has a 2: 1 aspect ratio, meaning that the length (height) of the screen is twice its width. IPhone devices have a 16: 9 aspect ratio. And the leaked images of Samsung Galaxy S8 show an also longer screen with much thinner bezels and no physical home button.
On the other hand, IHS Markit and Wayne Lam expect Apple to use OLED in a larger number of iPhone models in the future, while the longer aspect ratio will provide Apple with new uses for the screen, such as Touch Bar-like functionality.
Opinion division
Meanwhile, popular KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Chinese research firm TrendForce have also recently pointed out that Apple's next flagship iPhone will have a 2.5D cover, referencing the slightly curved edges present since the arrival of the Iphone 6.
El Wall Street Journal recently said that Apple's next high-end iPhone will have a curved screen, but did not reveal further details, while the Korea Herald He also said that the device will have a curved OLED screen based on a flexible plastic substrate, instead of the glass normally used for flat screens.
Kuo and IHS Markit analyst Kevin Wang previously believed that the 5,8-inch iPhone would have a curved screen similar to the Galaxy S7 Edge, but now their views have been reversed, probably because it is believed that Apple has already tested at least a dozen iPhone prototypes this year.
The Japanese website Nikkei Asian Review and Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis have also pointed to the possibility of an iPhone with a curved screen in the past, so clearly there is a division of opinion.
From MacRumors they point out the possibility that when the reports refer to a "curved" screen, they are actually referring to the 2.5D glass cover. Also, given OLED's flexible properties, some reports may simply assume that the next iPhone will have a curved screen, when that is not going to be the case.
