Ukhathele amahemuhemu nokuqagela nge-iPhone 7? Uma lokho kunganele, ake sikhulume nge-iPhone 8, ikakhulukazi isikrini sayo. Selokhu abantu baqala ukukhuluma nge-iPhone 7 nokuklanywa kwayo okuqhubekayo, i-iPhone 8 ibilokhu ibonwa kakhulu. Kuqondana nesikhumbuzo seminyaka eyi-10 ye-Apple smartphone, inkampani ibingazimisela ukwethula i-iPhone evuselelwe ngokuphelele futhi enesikrini esihlukile kunaleso ebisisebenzisa kuze kube manje, esikhundleni sobuchwepheshe be-LCD nge-AMOLED. Kodwa ngokusho kochwepheshe kulo mkhakha kungenzeka ukuthi lesi sikrini esisha sizofika kuphela kwimodeli ye- "Pro" ye-iPhone. Iyini incazelo? Ukulandela.
Izikrini ze-AMOLED bezinathi iminyaka, kepha izindleko zazo eziphakeme zokukhiqiza kanye nezinkinga ezibangelwe yindlela yabo ekhethekile yokukhanyisa kusho ukuthi bambalwa abakhiqizi abazisebenzisile kuze kube manje. Ezikrinini eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1300 ezenziwayo ngonyaka, babalelwa ku-300 million kuphela abasebenzisa lobu buchwepheshe. I-Apple ibiphikisana nokusetshenziswa kwayo, ngoba imibala ibingeyona eyeqiniso futhi izinqumo abazinikezile "bezingamanga", kepha lukuthuthuka kwakhe kwezobuchwepheshe be-AMOLED sekwenze lezi zikrini namhlanje zaba ngaphezu kwama-LCD ajwayelekile, nangaphezulu kwama-LCD "angama-premium" kakhulu, futhi iningi lezinkinga zalo zixazululwe kakhulu, ngakho-ke kubonakala sengathi ukweqa kubuchwepheshe be-AMOLED besizukulwane esilandelayo se-iPhone kuphephile.
Kodwa-ke, kusenenkinga engadala ukuthi hhayi wonke ama-iPhones amasha abe nalesi sikrini: bambalwa abakhiqizi abakhiqiza i-AMOLED enekhwalithi eyanele yokuba ku-iPhone, kanti iSamsung, engomunye wabakhiqizi abahamba phambili, kulo nyaka ube nenkinga yokubhekana nezikhona funa. Sikhuluma ngeqiniso lokuthi minyaka yonke kudayiswa ama-iPhones angaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-200 emhlabeni wonke, ngakho-ke kungazelelwe i-Apple ingena emakethe yezikrini ze-AMOLED kungaba yinkinga enkulu okunzima ukuyixazulula.
Kungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple ithathe isikhathi eside ukunquma ngalobu buchwepheshe ngezikrini zayo ngqo ngenxa yalokhu, futhi ihlela ukuthi ngo-2017 abahlinzeki bayo bazokwazi ukubhekana nalesi sidingo esikhulu. Kodwa okunye okucatshangwa ongoti ngukuthi usebenzisa lolu hlobo lwesikrini kuphela kumodeli ethile ye-iPhone, i-iPhone abayibiza nge- "Pro" futhi engaba yi-iPhone 8 Plus. Ngabe i-Apple ingabandlulula i-iPhone engu-4,7-intshi ngale ndlela? Yize ngikuthola kunzima ukukukholelwa, akukude kakhulu. Imakethe ye-smartphone iguqukele ekutheni ifoni engaphansi kwamasentimitha ama-5 isivele inzima ukuyithola, futhi i-Apple ingaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngemodeli encane efana ne-SE kulabo abangayifuni i-iPhone enkulu kangaka. Mhlawumbe imodeli engu-4,7-intshi izoba yi-SE, noma mhlawumbe izomane inyamalale, kusale amamodeli ama-4 no-5,5-intshi kuphela, eyokugcina kube yiyo ezothokozela lesi sikrini esisha. Isikhathi esiningi leso sokuqagela kuso.
