Think OLED makes the iPhone too expensive.
Microled excites me but we are probably 3-5 years off, first Apple will test the water on the AppleWatch.
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LG Display to Supply Apple With 2-4 Million OLED Panels for This Year's 'iPhone X Plus'
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Think OLED makes the iPhone too expensive.
Microled excites me but we are probably 3-5 years off, first Apple will test the water on the AppleWatch.
Odd that Apple would even want to contaminate their line-up a little with LG displays. They're not ready for prime-time. Thankfully, no need to get the X Plus as that phone size is pretty ridiculous (as are the current Plus models). iPhone X is pretty much the perfect size.
I hope they don’t repeat the same mistake they made with the 6 Plus were the device was barely capable to run the display and everything else on its given RAM.
I also wish it is going to be as wide as the Plus and not as narrow as the X and just longer
I also wish it is going to be as wide as the Plus and not as narrow as the X and just longer
I think they'll release a notch version of the SE in the future. The smaller form factor is still the best one for a number of users and there aren't many alternatives in the Android world.
I know part of SE success is the price, but I guess many customer buy that phone because they love the form factor. It took me ages to convince my dad to switch to iPhone 6 and the only reason he went for the bigger display is to have bigger fonts, but he really loved his iPhone 5 form factor since it's easy to put into a pocket and to use one handed.
"Hi could I get a '2018 iPhone X Plus SE Space Gray Red Edition' with non-fat milk and a dash of cinnamon? Thx."
Remember when it was just 'The iPhone?' There's a difference between customer options and fragmenting/cannibalizing your product line.
Remember when it was just 'The iPhone?' There's a difference between customer options and fragmenting/cannibalizing your product line.
That’s what I’m wondering. Beside the fact that any current screen tech has some sort of off-axis viewing issues, are people actually holding their iPhones at a 45° angle to their line of sight? It’s pretty absurd to picture it. And even if they are, are creative pros really doing their most critical viewing and editing on an iPhone? It just doesn’t seem so. I think that a lot of this stuff is driven by techies doing side by side comparisons and spec warring, like so many other things in the tech world.
Otoh, microLED seems like a legit way forward: no chance of burn-in, very bright for outside, but pretty miserly with batteries.
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There is no cannibalizing your own lineup! They will all sell for different targets.
What a shame because Samsung has amazing displays as a fan will admit to that
yea the plus gets the sub standard screen. shame the mobile screen don't have the same quality as the their oled tv's cause i love my lg oled
The colour change when you tilt the device is my only annoyance with the X. Like, I can live with FaceID failures, but when I notice the colour change I kick chairs over.
No, I'm not. I'm going to wait to see the device before making a decision to buy, but that doesn't mean I can't have an expectation that the screens will be better than those of the Pixel. If that expectation turns out to be false, I won't buy either.
Don't get this either, LG OLED TV panels are the best, actually, they are the only ones making them.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/micro-led-faq,review-5282.html
“However, according to Soneira, one of MicroLED's chief advantages is that it's exceedingly power-efficient.”
https://www.slashgear.com/what-is-microled-5-key-facts-about-apples-secret-display-tech-19523587/
“Maybe most impressive, MicroLED power consumption could also be half what an OLED screen needs.”
Just a couple.
I think we’re saying the same thing. “Miserly” means doesn’t use a lot.That's what I said, or am I misunderstanding your other post.
I like the current iPhone X size, but I may go for the "plus" next time because I want the landscape mode in the home screen and first party apps, for when mirroring... As strange as it sounds. Also since the watch has cellular now, I don't have to carry a gigantic phone in my pocket when out walking, etc.
I don't know why everybody is assuming that a massive company like LG, with nearly unlimited resources and also the industry leader in OLED TVs, can't iron out the issues they had with the Pixel 2 screens (which, IMHO, were overblown). I'll take a wait-and-see attitude. Add in Apple's demanding QC and I doubt there will be a notable difference.
Again this doesn't make any sense.
LG are properly losing money doing it, as the quality required by Apple might means LG only get 4 out of every 10 they produce. And that is assuming they could achieve it.
May be these 2-3M panels are for something else?
LG are properly losing money doing it, as the quality required by Apple might means LG only get 4 out of every 10 they produce. And that is assuming they could achieve it.
May be these 2-3M panels are for something else?
What do you do when real bad stuff happens in your life? That’s a scary thought.
