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Japan Display to Supply Apple With 'Full Active' LCD Panels for Some 2018 iPhones
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Nope. Multiple reports (rumors that have evidence you know that science-y stuff) say that Samsung can only make around 70 million OLED panels for the X in the next year. 70 million is virtually nothing compared to typical iPhone manufacturing. Moreover, it’s been reported that LG won’t be able to come on board much until mid 2019 or so. Therefore OLED supply for two different sized Xs is doubtful. Hence the LCD reports. It’s unlikely Apple would produce another LCD iPhone unless this was the case and ESPECIALLY not a larger 6+ inch LCD iphone.....if anything they would be indentical to 4.7” and 5.5” sizes.
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Nope. An edge to edge iPhone SE makes absolutely no sense unless you made it edge to edge with a 4.3” Display. In other words if you made the device drastically smaller physically and only increased the screen size negligibly. See I’m not sure why people don’t understand this, but the iPhone SE exists for the primary purpose of one-handed use. You immediately throw away one-handed use if you drastically increase the screen size. Anything above 4.3” will make it non-one-handed. It would be beyond idiotic. Let’s pretend you were holding a 5” Display with the aspect ratio of the iPhone X. Even if you were only holding the display component without it being in a phone, you STILL couldn’t reach the top of the display which is the entire purpose of the iPhone SE.
Logic.
since the LCD will no longer be on the two main device next year, iPhone SE edge to edge like 4.3"-4.5" will make sense
It will retain the form factor. LCD is a no go for the iphone and iphone plus 2018
Tee hee. Please show me one rumor with some science-y stuff that says Samsung can only make around 70 million panels for the X next year. Hopefully this doesn't turn out like your Energous predictions.
I know, I was talking about the design
I'd pay lots of money to buy an iPhone with that design!
???? The SE is the only phone where I can actually reach the top and bottom of the phone while holding it securely. And I mean the actual top and bottom, not just the screen. It also would probably be close to 5” in the taller aspect ratio if it would happen.
In the next 2 years, apple will move all its models to the new aspect ratio(19:9?), that is the same as the x.
They will offer one cheap entry level, like the se, and perhaps an se+? And have a midrange to high end iphone, and iphone + and an ultra high end with the x and x + series.
They will offer one cheap entry level, like the se, and perhaps an se+? And have a midrange to high end iphone, and iphone + and an ultra high end with the x and x + series.
The LCD phones will likely have the under display Touch ID, which is rumored to be easier to implement than when the display is OLED. The reduced size of the 4.7 that occurs as a result may make an SE superfluous. Face ID / OLED will remain a differentiator between phone lines.
Just reports from supply chain and executivesTee hee. Please show me one rumor with some science-y stuff that says Samsung can only make around 70 million panels for the X next year. Hopefully this doesn't turn out like your Energous predictions.
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Rumors that have evidence to back them up. You know science = evidence. I know science is a mystery for most people on here.
Don't waste your time. There will be no evidence forthcoming.
So I guess this is going to be Energous rev2.1... still waiting on that 1 rumor that substantiates your original claim.
If this will allow Apple to offer modern, current design phones with bezels as small as the iPhone X at a $500 - $700 price range then I'm all for it. While AMOLED may be slightly better overall than LCD in display and efficiency, it isn't $300 - $500 better. Give me a reasonable evolution of the previous $649 iPhone 8 with a full-screen display and I'll be quite happy.
I’m not going to bother looking up the multiple reports concerning OLED supply to Apple. It’s a simple google away. If you guys can’t handle that then I just feel bad for you.
See, the thing is, I did look. I looked before I asked you to back your claim. I knew you wouldn't provide evidence to back your claim, because the evidence doesn't exist. I just wanted to see if you were going to try to do the same thing you did when we discussed whether or not Apple would use standard Qi vs Energous tech. Continuous deflection.
So wrong. They'll use 8S or 9 name for the classic design iPhone while iPhone X will be just iPhone X for the next year at least. iPhone X isn't a one-shot phone, it's the next design of the iPhone and will replace the current design over time.
When they drop the classic design (in 2018 or 2019), then they'll start thinking how to number the next models. But in 2018 we'll see most probably iPhone 9 and an updated iPhone X.
I hope they'll use this LCD in iPhone X, because OLED screen will burn in sooner or later.
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Yes, I also think so.
I Agree it's going to be a great iPhone but it does come at a cost. I figure to wait until next year for what's to come!