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Samsung Again Rumored to Be Exclusive Supplier of 5.8-Inch OLED Displays for 2017 iPhone
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Well, that could make for quite a conundrum for many of those on this site who irrationally have previously stated "I will never buy anything Samesung ever again".
Perhaps I missed the small print disclaimer on that statement...
Perhaps I missed the small print disclaimer on that statement...
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duh. Nobody else makes mobile OLED displays -- it's been that way for at least last six years now.
This is in my line of thinking, too. I thought of the touch bar and how the sides would change with each app, etc. I think that's how they would implement it if they were to rid of all buttons. They would also need to figure out a way to not trigger unintended touches i.e. my annoying S7 Edge.
Even if that is true, I still think it would be a great iPhone. People have been asking for bezel less for a while now, I really think it will be a very popular iPhone.
Have you even seen the Screens on the S7 and S7 Edge ?
Get them to make a real screen just because it's pentile ?
Sure...
Doubt that we will see a new upgrade this year at that size. The SE won't even get upgraded. It's either 4.7" or bigger.
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C'mon Apple, I for one am fed up with the smaller models missing out on headline features.
Samsung is in need of some serious cash after the exploding "bank"note(s). I predict we will see an iPhone 7s 5 inch without Amoled & 5.8 inch iPhone 8 with all the goodies as mentioned before in an earlier post.
"Guys - you know that iPhone, the one that's so wide you have to operate it with two hands?"
.... said no one other than someone with child-sized hands.
They could argue that iOS limits the opportunities to use a "Curved Edge Screen." The S7/S7E gives room to customize edge screens. The "Mobile OS Wars" are pretty stupid.
Looks like supplies will be limited and Apple can only produce the Plus in the new form factor
That's assuming it's like the Edge, which is a terrible example of edge-to-edge display design. Since the current iPhone already have curved glass, a display will just likely extend over it, like sharp.
Now that's beautiful
That's assuming it's like the Edge, which is a terrible example of edge-to-edge display design. Since the current iPhone already have curved glass, a display will just likely extend over it, like sharp.
Now that's beautiful
Bezel-less and wrapped screens make it hard to use a case for the Otterbox crowd.
I'm unsure about this because (and people WILL disagree with me, but it's what MY eyes see) I really don't like the Samsung panels.
They've got better each year (drastically from the first few, which were woeful) but there's still this strange plastic fakeness when I look at them. It's hard to describe but nothing looks really - it looks a bit as if sharpness has been turned up too far make the edges of fonts (where white goes to black) look jarring. Things just have this unrealistic look about them and all those shades of black between black and very dark grey are still missing. Yes black IS black, but then everything below dark grey is also black (one of the problems still plaguing budget OLED TV's).
Will have to see if Apple design a different spec for them to make in some way or another - it's not like Apple has used an off the shelf design for any screen so far, and Panasonic have done great things with essentially what is the same panel in all the LG TV's.
They've got better each year (drastically from the first few, which were woeful) but there's still this strange plastic fakeness when I look at them. It's hard to describe but nothing looks really - it looks a bit as if sharpness has been turned up too far make the edges of fonts (where white goes to black) look jarring. Things just have this unrealistic look about them and all those shades of black between black and very dark grey are still missing. Yes black IS black, but then everything below dark grey is also black (one of the problems still plaguing budget OLED TV's).
Will have to see if Apple design a different spec for them to make in some way or another - it's not like Apple has used an off the shelf design for any screen so far, and Panasonic have done great things with essentially what is the same panel in all the LG TV's.
Here's to hoping that if they… borrow from one of Samsung's least appealing designs (maybe I'm the only one that doesn't care for curved displays), they make it functional.
Imagine if they did away with the physical buttons, replacing them with pressure sensitive software buttons? It would be like having a TouchBar on the iPhone, and you could have media navigation buttons (or whatever else you wanted) below the volume buttons.
Imagine if they did away with the physical buttons, replacing them with pressure sensitive software buttons? It would be like having a TouchBar on the iPhone, and you could have media navigation buttons (or whatever else you wanted) below the volume buttons.
Presumably the 5.8 OLED will be more expensive (+$100) than the 5.5 Plus, which is more expensive than the 4.7. Looking forward to seeing what Apple does here, have no desire for flow over sides though or OLED, but Apple often does good work so we'll see.
On another note, having used a 5.5 inch for a week, I can see how you could drop your iPad and just use the big phone for everything.
On another note, having used a 5.5 inch for a week, I can see how you could drop your iPad and just use the big phone for everything.
If the iPhone OLED model has a curved screen, it needs to have the right accessories with it. The S7 Edge's dearth in tempered glass screens provided disappointment.
If the iPhone OLED model provided the following, I would buy it without hesitation: AMOLED QHD screen, 3600 mAh battery, water resistance, USB Type C 3.1 quick charge, wireless charging, dual curved screens, 4GB RAM, A11 processor, enhanced multi-tasking with split screen apps, Touch ID 3.0 where you just put your finger on if the screen is off it activates the screen, a switch to an always on display instead of raise to wake, improved call spam protection, expanded power saving modes, dual speakers again, taptic engine, Iris/Retina scanner, improved cameras, a metal/glass combo.
In other words, if they repackaged the S7 Edge with iOS and included some of the latest tech, that should be good for me. No more 6S type of upgrades, please.
If the iPhone OLED model provided the following, I would buy it without hesitation: AMOLED QHD screen, 3600 mAh battery, water resistance, USB Type C 3.1 quick charge, wireless charging, dual curved screens, 4GB RAM, A11 processor, enhanced multi-tasking with split screen apps, Touch ID 3.0 where you just put your finger on if the screen is off it activates the screen, a switch to an always on display instead of raise to wake, improved call spam protection, expanded power saving modes, dual speakers again, taptic engine, Iris/Retina scanner, improved cameras, a metal/glass combo.
In other words, if they repackaged the S7 Edge with iOS and included some of the latest tech, that should be good for me. No more 6S type of upgrades, please.
at the quantity and quality Apple is looking for - likely with 3d touch+wide color gamut - not a lot of vendors can do this reliably - this will be the new $ 869 32G model - perfect for Apple's margins
