![]() ![]() However, it is Dex that has been touted as S8’s biggest improvement. In fact, the home button has been moved to the bottom of the screen and is eerily similar to Apple’s Force Touch. Per media reports, the phones have very large display screens (S8 has 5.8 inch while S8+ has 6.2 inch display), as the borders are considerably reduced due to the absence of the home button. The phones will be available from Apr 21, 2017. The Korean giant recently unveiled its latest smart phones, Galaxy S8 and S8+, at the “Unpacked” event held in New York. This year is equally important for Samsung. Apart from being a supplier, Samsung along with Apple is also a leading player in the global smartphone space. The price tag could be a constraint.Īs far as Samsung is concerned, the company has long been one of Apple’s biggest suppliers for iPhone components. Reportedly, with the new features and new technology, Apple could price iPhone 8 as steep as $1,000 or more. Most customers will not be able to get their hands on the new phone until later in the year, reports MacRumors. There are rumors doing the rounds that supply of the OLED phone will be limited at the time of its unveiling in September. The leap in display technology, among other innovations, has prompted analysts to label iPhone 8 as a “super cycle.” OLED display will also boost the phone’s battery life. ![]() Media reports further add that the display will have a 2K set up and display ratio could be more than 2:1. Also, the phone will have a big display screen of 5.8 inches. It is special as it will mark the tenth anniversary of the first iPhone.Īpple is expected to make a big innovation leap with this new edition phone, with rumored features like a glass body, a dual curved edge-to-edge OLED display with a built-in Touch ID sensor, wireless charging and higher storage options. Reportedly, iPhone 8 will be the first iPhone to support AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) display. There continues to be a lot of speculation about Apple’s iPhone 8. Media reports further add, “The large order suggests that Apple expects its new premium iPhone 7 to launched late 2017 to fly off the shelves." Notably, these screens are only for Apple’s rumored iPhone 8 model. Three iPhone 8 models have been rumoured: a premium version, featuring a curved 5.2-inch OLED, priced around $1,000, a 5.5-inch Plus model, and a standard 4.7-inch handset, the latter two using existing LCD technology.Per reports, Apple Inc AAPL has ordered nearly 70 million OLED screens from Samsung Electronics SSNLF. “The premium handset will have no home button while the other two will retain the feature, the person says.” “The person says that at least one model will carry a 3-D sensor that allows facial recognition as part of new biometric features,” Wu adds. “They will also be waterproof, according to the source.” “The industry source familiar with iPhone design says all three handsets will come with wireless charging functions, although suppliers are still trying to resolve overheating issues,” Nikkei’s Debby Wu writes. “It is also possible that some of these 70 million handsets will not be shipped to customers this year and be carried over to next year depending on demand,” Hsieh added.Īccording to reports, Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 8 by the end of 2017, and it seems to be the first iPhone model to feature an OLED panel, if sources are to be believed. “Apple has ordered 70 million units of OLED panels from Samsung this year, while Samsung is preparing to churn out as many as 95 million for Apple in 2017, in case demand exceeds expectations,” David Hsieh, Senior Director at research company IHS Markit, told Nikkei. Apple seems to be gearing up for its new iPhone, expected later this year, with reports suggesting that Cupertino company has ordered 70 million bendable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels from Samsung Electronics, according to a Nikkei source. ![]()
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