Following news that Sharp is planning to spend half a billion dollars on OLED screen technology, a new report has Apple tapping Sharp up as a potential supplier of OLED screens for a future iPhone.
Samsung Electronics may be considered the king of smartphones from an Android perspective, but if today's reports are to be believed then it looks as though the South Korean company could be about to embark on a plan that could really change the face of the smartphone industry forever.
Larger 5.8-inch OLED iPhone could mean Apple looking to bring wraparound display tech to the iPhone. Here are the details on how it could possibly work.
Latest rumor relying to Apple's preferred future screen technology for iPhone not only adds further fuel to the OLED fire, but it also introduces the idea that Apple is ready to go larger again, by introducing a 5.8-inch iPhone option that would dwarf the current iPhone 6s Plus model, which sits at 5.5-inches.
It was really only going to be a matter of time until we got introduced to the world's first smartphone that actually introduces a sensible case for bendable technology. We've been privy to prototypes and concept designs in the past that introduce a flexible aspect into the mix, but the ReFlex prototype, coming courtesy of a bunch of academics out of Queen's University in Canada, is probably one of the first designs that we've seen that actually puts forward a believable case for why this type of technology should potentially be considered for smartphones of the future.
A new patent application shows what Apple may have in mind for the iPhone, with curved wraparound displays very much the order of the day. Apple is expected to dump LCD screens in favor of a flexible OLED solution by 2018, making this new patent particularly pertinent.
According to a new report, screen maker Japan Display plans to start producing OLED displays for Apple's iPhone in Spring of 2018.
According to a new report circulating on the Web, Samsung and LG could be in the process of trying to convince Apple to switch the display tech that has been traditionally included on its iPhones. Consumers are still rushing around to get their hands on the company's flagship iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus handsets, but this latest report is looking a little beyond the current roadmap by suggesting that Samsung and LG are hoping to introduce Apple to the benefits of OLED display technology by 2018.
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