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Apple Aims to Make Every iPhone With an OLED Display by 2019
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Have a look at a Samsung S7 Edge. Been out for almost a year. Always on display, night clock mode, notifications on standby screen. And lower power consumption.
I can't remember what Motorola device had the OLED that only showed you the notification on the screen. The rest of the screen wasn't on. Thought that was pretty cool.
All this stuff about the iphone is great I guess, but I will not be buying a new one. What I need is a replacement for my 2007 imac, my 2009 mini and my 2012 air. The only replacements that Apple has are 3 and 4 year old technology and very high prices.
Apple is forcing me to abandon the Apple ecosystem by refusing to update their Mac line.
Apple, why did you do this???
Apple is forcing me to abandon the Apple ecosystem by refusing to update their Mac line.
Apple, why did you do this???
I think the iPhone is soooo much more than just a "communications device". It's a hand held computer IMHO.
But to each their own I guess.
Lower power consumption for better battery life?
Before recently switching back to iPhone 7 Plus, my device for the past two years has been a Nexus 6 with AMOLED display. Though it sported beautiful color and contrast, the screen was crushing my battery life while it sat on my desk going unused for most of my work day. Near the end I had to keep the dimness set to low or else it wouldn't last entire day with low to no use.
When did I say it was best or first or even both? What’s funny is how Apple, (watch their keynotes), love to claim they were first. I’ll just repeat that for you, APPLE like to claim they are first - remember the 64 bit A7?
People love to claim Apple aren;t spec whores too, they are and very much so.
They make extremely good products but what they are absolutely second to none at is marketing and finding that exact point where they can save money by only giving you what you need and no more hence the laptop on a stick that is the iMac. Weak components that they’ve made the most of.
Under clocked GPUs and processors.
I guarantee you there will be a lot of about turns on here, you might even be one of them.
Welcome to the world of burn-in. Going to be a bigger issue with iPhones since people keep them for many years longer than Android devices.
You're most likely right. But by then, I'm guessing Apple will have perfected current OLED screen technology to maximize consumer value. Samsung is sometimes fist to market with new tech but it doesn't mean that it's optimized for the best consumer experience. IMO I'd rather Apple got it right and provide a rock-solid device that is amazing on battery life and doesn't lag or overheat under heavy usage.
Well it's not about one can afford something, but about fragmentation. I expressed my opinion, no need to be so rude when you got it all wrong. The Apple I loved following innovated without making any less attractive model, that's it. Have a nice day truthoratech
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That's exactly the type of "longevity" one of the patents I posted is trying to address.
So does this mean when Apple releases its first iPhone w/ OLED that we are going to have this forum flooded with threads about why their OLED screen is better or worse than their previous iPhone? Will some hate it and some love it? I hope it doesn't lose that retina clarity and crisp reading of text.
Col4bin. Don't you realize this makes no sense? Apple isn't perfecting current OLED tech. They're buying screens from Samsung, and after that, probably from Sharp. What exactly do you think Apple will be getting right? Every Apple trope isn't applicable to every situation.
When it comes to screens, Apple sets up their own production lines in the factories of their suppliers. Every OEM has the option of purchasing straight off the shelf displays, or ones that have characteristics tuned to exactly what their specifications are. I expect Apple, given the MASSIVE investments they've made in several display makers to take the latter approach. So yes, Apple is not manufacturing the device, but when iFixit or Chipworks goes to do teardowns don't expect the OLED screens in Apple's devices to have the same model and production numbers of any other screens on the planet.
I can't understand it either. I see why OLED never caught on for larger sets due to cost concerns and low production yields, but it would seem Samsung and other manufacturers of phone sized LED panels worked the bugs out a long time ago. I'm not a fan of Android devices, but I have to admit that the OLED screens on some of those phones are gorgeous.
Everyone that buys an apple phone is paying full price. They just haven't figured it out, yet.
I must've missed that, but it's also not a longevity issue. This is a "straight out of the box" issue.
That's up to the vendor. Apple takes care to make sure their displays are ready to go out of the box, which has been a staple of theirs for over a decade. Don't equate the lack of care an OEM takes on a razor thin margin phone as a problem with a given technology.
No idea what OLED means in practice. As a consumer I have three questions: 1) will it be less prone to picking up fingerprints? 2) Will it be easier to see in sunlight? (i.e. less reflective); 3) Will it be harder to break? Don't care about anything else.
I have vented in regards to my displeasure with Apple in many of the moves they have made, but I will agree with you that while Apple can be incredibly frustrating in many ways, Apple does put a great deal into software/hardware integration to maximize the user experience. Many times that portion is hidden from the general public and Apple doesn't receive the credit they are rightly due for those efforts.
One would hope they increase the screen resolution too on these OLED screens? It's a bit sad refusing to change resolutions for so long, I actually don't think they will though because it's part of what allows them to gloat those performance figures, because the resolutions are so low. Means they don't have to make their CPUs as powerful and make the phone thinner with smaller batteries.
Gotcha... have to admit that I haven't noticed much of that. But then, there are certain folks on here that I have learned to just say "next" when I see their name.