As early as 2017, Apple will purportedly unveil a new 5.8-inch iPhone that is going to rock an OLED screen.
This news was initially shared by the Motley Fool, which states that the report was taken from a pre-publication note by DigiTimes.
This rumor supports earlier speculation that Apple is slated to adopt the OLED display technology around that time.
Last year, a rumor spread that 2018 would be the mark for Apple to shift from LCD screens to OLED in its iPhone. Latest reports suggest, though, that the OLED timeline could be moved to next year.
The Motley Fool says that Samsung Display is going to be the main source for the phone’s OLED panels. LG Display and Japan Display, in the meantime, will join in at a later time.
LG Display is believed to have the capacity to produce AMOLED displays as early as 2017. Japan Display, however, is said to commence the mass production of OLED displays in 2018.
The news also corroborate on an earlier report that Samsung may invest more than $7 billion to deliver OLED display for forthcoming iPhones.
“Per the note, Digitimes’ supply chain sources believe that 50 million of these AMOLED-equipped iPhones will make it out to customers in the first year of availability,” says the report.
The report speculates that this alleged 5.8-inch device could be the second-generation iPhone Pro.
Previously, KGI Securities analyst Mich-Chi Kuo said that the Cupertino-based firm is planning to release two versions of the next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 7. One variant is said to feature a dual-lens snapper. Rumor has it that this dual-lens model will bear the moniker iPhone Pro.
In less than two weeks from today, the new four-inch iPhone SE is expected to be unveiled by Apple via an imminent March media event.
The smartphone is believed to be unveiled alongside a 9.7-inch iPad Pro, which was earlier believed to be named iPad Air 3.
In the meantime, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are believed to be arriving in the fall. These phones are speculated to sport an amped-up design, ditching the 3.5 mm headphone port. The port is said to be replaced by the single Lighting port for data transfer, audio and charging. This will make these impending flagship smartphones ultrathin.
