ایپل نے اپنے نئے آئی فون کے لیے 10 سے زائد پروٹو ٹائپس کو ٹیسٹ کرنا شروع کردیا ہے جس میں سے کسی ایک کو اگلے سال فروخت کے لیے پیش کیا جائے گا۔
امریکی روزنامے وال اسٹریٹ جرنل کی ایک رپورٹ کے مطابق ان پروٹو ٹائپس میں سے آئی فون کے حوالے سے بالکل نئے ڈیزائن کے حامل ہیں اور کچھ میں خم اسکرین بھی ہے۔
اس ٹیکنالوجی کی بدولت ایپل کو اپنی ڈیوائس میں او ایل ای ڈی ڈسپلے شامل کرنے کا موقع ملے گا جو بیٹری جلد ختم ہونے کا مسئلہ ختم کردے گا۔ آئی فون 8 یا جو بھی اس کا نام ہوگا، کے لیے ایپل کو لاکھوں او ایل ڈی اسکرینز کی ضرورت ہوگی اور وہ سام سنگ، ایل جی ڈسپلے، شارپ اور جاپان ڈسپلے کی مدد لینے پر مجبور ہوگی۔
رپورٹ کے مطابق سام سنگ کی جانب ایپل کو او ایل ای ڈی کی بیشتر تعداد فراہم کی جائیں گی۔ خیال رہے کہ آئی فونز کی فروخت میں کمی کی وجہ سے ایپل اپنے اگلے سال کی ڈیوائس کو پہلے سے بالکل مختلف اور صارفین کے لیے پرکشش بنانا چاہتی ہے۔ ویسے بھی آئی فونز کو 2017 میں دس سال مکمل ہورہے ہیں اور اس موقع پر آئی فون میں گلاس کیسنگ، وائرلیس چارجنگ اور ایج ٹو ایج اسکرین ڈیزائن کو ڈیوائس کا حصہ بنائے جانے کا امکان ہے۔
اس سے پہلے یہ رپورٹس سامنے آچکی ہیں کہ 2017 میں ایک یا دو کی بجائے 3 آئی فون ماڈلز فروخت کے لیے پیش کیے جائیں گے جن میں سے ایک او ایل ای ڈی اسکرین کے ساتھ ہوگا۔
تاہم دو ہو یا تین ایپل 2017 کے آئی فون کو ہر صورت میں کامیاب بنانے کی خواہشمند ہے اور اس کے ڈیزائن میں مزید تبدیلیاں بھی کیے جانے کا امکان ہے۔
Apple is testing more than 10 different prototypes of the iPhone 8
Apple is testing more than 10 prototypes for new iPhones that could go on sale next year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Citing sources, The Journal said some of those prototypes may have a new design centered on a curved screen. The technology that would enable that curved screen is called OLED, a newer kind of display that has deeper blacks and lower power consumption. The fact that Apple would need tens of millions of these OLED screens for next year is setting off a race among screen makers, including Samsung, LG Display, Foxconn-owned Sharp, and Japan Display. The Journal said Samsung would supply "most" of Apple's initial OLED needs, confirming what Bloomberg reported earlier. But Apple is pushing the other three to gear up to supply OLED iPhone screens as soon as 2018. That would require significant investment The Journal said Sharp would need to spend more than $5 billion to develop the technology and capacity to supply OLED screens to Apple. "We don't know whether Apple's OLED iPhones will be a hit, but if Apple doesn't walk down this path and transform itself, there will be no innovation," Sharp CEO Tai Jeng-wu said last month. "It is a crisis but it is also an opportunity." A clear picture
The information in Monday's Journal story lines up with other reports from Nikkei as well as analyst reports from Barclays and KGI Securities. As iPhone sales decline, pressure is mounting on Apple to deliver a very desirable new iPhone model in 2017 to return the line to growth. This model is widely expected to feature glass casing, wireless charging, and a new edge-to-edge screen design, in addition to the latest chips and technologies. "iPhone 8 design didn't sound 100% locked down but we believe the move is to a bezel-less design with screen sizes getting larger and curved edges in the original envelope," Barclays analysts wrote in November. KGI Securities pointed to three iPhone models in 2017, with only one sporting the new kind of OLED screen. "We predict three new iPhone models will be launched in 2017: 5.1-5.2' OLED, 4.7' TFT-LCD, and 5.5' TFT-LCD," the KGI Securities analyst wrote. The Journal warns that the OLED iPhone could be scrapped before its expected launch next fall. After all, Apple is testing 10 prototypes and reportedly killed an iPhone model months before launch in 2016. It sounds as if Apple's plans will depend on whether the company's suppliers can provide enough next-generation screens.
Oh BAHI
please stop reading DAWN after NEWS GATES
1 LET me correct some of the facts
2 The news LED is called Organic LED
3 which is bit bendable and has no back light so no more battery consumption
4 True Natural Colors display .
The Bid for contract for new small more efficient processor chip And
New Organic LED is already wen by the Same Company who already providing.
Not by Samsung or LG or ABC
[h=1]iPhone 8 rumors: Apple testing a curved screen along with more than 10 other prototypes [/h] [h=2]Rumors are already swirling about the "revolutionary" 2017 iPhone. Here's all the latest.[/h]
People are still lining up to snag a brand new iPhone 7, but that won’t stop anyone from speculating about next year’s iPhone. Why so early? Well, 2017 marks the iPhone’s 10th birthday, so Apple is reportedly gearing up to make its anniversary edition extra special. We’ll keep track of the latest rumors and how plausible they are, and we’ll put them in one spot (this one!) so you can bookmark this link and just pop on over when you want to read the latest. If you passed on the iPhone 7 to wait for the iPhone 8—or whatever name Apple decides to use—it sounds like next year’s phone could be the design refresh you were waiting for. Just don’t expect the headphone jack to return.
[h=2]What’s the latest?[/h]The rumor: The iPhone 8 could have a curved screen, meaning that it bends slightly around the edges. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is asking suppliers to created prototypes with curved OLED displays that have a higher resolution that Samsung phones. An iPhone with a OLED display will most likely be a more expensive, higher-end model. In addition, Apple is testing over 10 prototypes for the forthcoming device, which is speculated to include “radical” new features to mark the iPhone’s 10th year anniversary in 2017. Plausible? We’ve already heard that Apple is looking into finally bringing OLED displays to its iPhone line. And it makes sense that the OLED display would be reserved for a higher-end iPhone model, since these screens are more expensive to manufacture. With declining iPhone sales, there’s a lot of pressure surrounding the launch of the iPhone 8. So, it’s also not surprising that Apple is allegedly testing several prototypes to deliver a “revolutionary” iPhone next year.
[h=2]Glass casing for faster wireless charging?[/h]The rumor: We’re beginning to hear corroborations of earlier rumors. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is doubling-down on his prediction that the 2017 iPhone will have an all-glass casing. According to Kuo, Apple is switching to glass in order to facilitate wireless charging. Even though some metal and plastic smartphones have wireless charging, using glass is faster and there are fewer frequency disruptions. Furthermore, Kuo doesn’t expect Apple to ship all new iPhone 8 models with a wireless charger – reserving that special accessory for the most expensive (probably a Plus) model. For lower-end iPhone 8 models, a wireless charger may be sold separately by Apple. Plausible? Yes. The addition of wireless charging was one of the first reliable rumors we heard about the forthcoming iPhone 8, and we’ll undoubtedly keep hearing about it until the device is released next year. If Apple is really committed to wireless charging, then switching to an all-glass casing also makes sense. It explains why Apple would choose to switch to glass in the first place.
[h=2]Folds like a book?[/h]The rumor: You may be able to bend the next iPhone, similar to how you fold to close a book. Apple has just been granted a patent for a book-like iPhone design that used an OLED display that can fold in half.
USPTO Plausible? Just because Apple has the patent for this, doesn’t necessarily mean that it will become a real product. Besides, Apple has just started to consider using OLED, so there may not be enough time to incorporate a bendable, foldable display on the iPhone 8.
[h=2]3 new models?[/h]The rumor: Apple will launch three models of the iPhone 8 in 2017, according to a new report from KGI Securities analysts. One model will sport a 5.5-inch OLED screen and a dual camera. One will have a 5.5-inch LCD screen, also with a dual camera. The third will be a 4.7-inch iPhone with an LCD screen and a single camera system, much like the current iPhone 7 model.
Plausible? KGI Securities is usually spot-on when it comes to iPhone hardware predictions, and for a while these supply chain analysts have been predicting that Apple will switch to OLED displays in 2017. Apple has already been using OLED displays on the Apple Watch and the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar, so using this type of display on the iPhone seems like a logical next step. Previously, Bloomberg reported that Apple is in talks with Sharp to be its OLED display supplier. OLED offers a lot of benefits over LCD. Besides being more responsive, OLED gives Apple the option to create a bezel-less iPhone with a curved or bendable display, which would certainly boost the iPhone 8’s wow-factor. This time around, the iPhone 8 is rumored to be “revolutionary.”
[h=2]Wireless charging to the rescue?[/h]The rumor: The iPhone 8 might not need a cable to be plugged in order to charge. Chinese manufacturer Foxconn is reportedly testing wireless charging modules that might end up on next year’s iPhone. Sources close to Foxconn told the Nikkei Asian Review that the forthcoming iPhone will only include wireless charging if the modules return satisfactory yield rates. Apple might kill the feature or only include it in the more-expensive Plus models because of poor yield rates.
Adam Patrick MurrayPlausible? Yes. Apple has already released a wireless charging product in the form of the Apple Watch. Integrating wireless charging into the iPhone 8 would assuage a few customer concerns. For example, wireless charging will make it possible for you to charge your iPhone 8 and listen to Lightning headphones at the same time now that the 3.5mm jack has gone bye-bye. It will also solve the problem that you can’t charge the iPhone via any of the new MacBooks released in the last few years. Rumors about the iPhone 8 getting wireless charging actually date back to January. Then, Bloomberg reported that Apple was actually looking to develop the technology for truly-wireless charging, meaning that you could charge your device over distance without having it rest on a charging pad. That technology seems a little bit of a stretch at this point, however.
[h=2]Return to all-glass?[/h]The rumor: Apple may take a page from its own book and release an iPhone 8 with a glass front and back, similar to the iPhone 4 and 4s. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will, of course, be larger than those models, which were 3.5 inches. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who always has deep insight into Apple’s supply chain, predicted that Apple will make lower-priced models with aluminum casing and more expensive versions with stainless steel. The glass would give the phone a glossy look, like the popular jet black iPhone 7, but be less prone to knicks and scratches than the brushed aluminum.
Plausible? Yes. It’s all about the sourcing: KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo is typically spot-on when it comes to Apple hardware changes. It’s possible that Apple is basing future design decisions on the success of the jet black iPhone 7, which is currently sold out through December. According to the KGI report, 30–35 percent of preorders were for the jet black model worldwide, and in China that percentage was higher—45–50 percent.
[h=2]An OLED display at last?[/h]The rumor: So far, Apple has held on to LCD displays, which isn’t a bad thing—the LCD display on the iPhone 7 is just as good as the competition’s OLED screens. But Apple is reportedly in talks with Sharp to be one of its main suppliers of OLED displays to use in next year’s iPhones. According to Bloomberg, Apple wants to diversify its OLED sourcing so it has multiple options. Sharp is investing $566 million in OLED production factories which will start churning out displays by next June. Plausible? Yep. The future is OLED, because the technology is more flexible than LCD and would allow Apple to make the iPhone bezel razor-thin and move the home button to the display itself. There are other applications made possible by switching to OLED screens, and we’re sure Apple is exploring those for a future phone.
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