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Apple iPhone 7: Everything we know so far

By Cookie Monster - 7 Sep 2016

Display sizes and technology

5.) Screen sizes and display technology

The blueprint for the Apple iPhone 7. <br>Image source: @OnLeaks

Apple currently has three screen sizes for the iPhone - 4.0, 4.7 and 5.5-inches. The iPhone maker bumped up the screen size from 3.5 to 4-inches in 2012, followed by 4.7 and 5.5-inches in 2014.

As Apple is not expected to introduce a new design this year, it is likely that the screen sizes will remain. TrendForce's supply chain research suggests that Apple will continue to offer the iPhone in two screen sizes (4.7 and 5.5-inches). Japanese blog Macotakara believes that the True Tone display introduced on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro will debut on the iPhone this year.  Leaked blueprints of the two iPhones, and comparison photos and videos of the devices show no change in screen size.

The latest leak through Weibo also ascertains these two display sizes and even the screen resolution which is still identical to existing iPhone 6 devices.

There are reportedly plans by Apple for a switch to OLED as early as next year. Business Korea reported in June last year that major Korean display manufacturers were pitching to Apple to adopt flexible OLED display panels for the iPhone. Samsung, the largest manufacturer of OLED panels, is said to have provided OLED panel samples to Apple for testing purposes

The Korea Times claimed in November 2015 that Samsung renewed talks with Apple to supply OLED displays for use in the 2018 iPhone although LG was also reportedly in final talks to be a supplier too. In March 2016, Chinese site Nikkei said that Apple was ahead of its schedule and could ship iPhones with OLED displays in 2017.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo echoed similar sentiments; Apple would be shifting to AMOLED displays in 2017 and could possibly bump up the screen size to 5.8-inches. Bloomberg also reported in May that display suppliers are gearing up for the mass production of OLED panels to meet the demands of Apple next year.

The blueprint for the Apple iPhone 7 Plus. <br>Image source: @OnLeaks

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