Apple's new technology to make iPhone display thinner - report
Apple's next iPhone will use a new display technology to make the screen thinner, a report in the Wall Street Journal indicated Tuesday.
The iPhone 4S screen is made of various layers, including the LCD display, touch-sensors and Gorilla glass, that acts as the protective shield. As per the report, Apple is working on a technology that will combine the touch-sensors into the LCD, thereby reducing the overall thickness of future iPhone screens.
The Journal quotes people familiar with the matter as saying that "Japan Display Inc. - a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers' display units - as well as South Korea's LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology."
There has been a lot of speculation about the new iPhone, and most of it has centred around the screen. An earlier report had indicated that the new iPhone's display would be around the 4-inch mark, to compete in a market flooded with Android smartphones with huge screens. (See: Apple readies iPhone with larger screen - sources)
The latest flagships from the two major Android manufacturers, Samsung and HTC, feature a 4.8-inch and 4.7-inch display respectively, which makes the 3.5-inch iPhone 4S display look tiny in comparison
Apple's next iPhone will use a new display technology to make the screen thinner, a report in the Wall Street Journal indicated Tuesday.
The iPhone 4S screen is made of various layers, including the LCD display, touch-sensors and Gorilla glass, that acts as the protective shield. As per the report, Apple is working on a technology that will combine the touch-sensors into the LCD, thereby reducing the overall thickness of future iPhone screens.
The Journal quotes people familiar with the matter as saying that "Japan Display Inc. - a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers' display units - as well as South Korea's LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology."
There has been a lot of speculation about the new iPhone, and most of it has centred around the screen. An earlier report had indicated that the new iPhone's display would be around the 4-inch mark, to compete in a market flooded with Android smartphones with huge screens. (See: Apple readies iPhone with larger screen - sources)
The latest flagships from the two major Android manufacturers, Samsung and HTC, feature a 4.8-inch and 4.7-inch display respectively, which makes the 3.5-inch iPhone 4S display look tiny in comparison
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