Apple is reportedly launching three variants of its upcoming iPhone, including a 5.8-inch OLED display and two with LCD displays.
According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, “the upcoming iPhone, to be launched this fall, will come in three configurations—two with liquid crystal displays and one with a 5.8-inch organic light-emitting diode display.”
In an earlier statement KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted Apple will bring a 5.8-inch display iPhone in 2017 with 5.15-inch of usable screen space, while the rest of the space will be used for virtual buttons.
In the statement he also mentioned that the phone will feature the display in size similar to the 5.5-inch model, but it in a 4.7-inch package.
“Apple iPhone 8 will be about the same size as that of its predecessor, but will pack a battery of a ‘Plus’ variant – the iPhone 7 Plus, which features 5.5-inch screen and is powered by a 2700mAh of battery,” Kuo explained.
In his reports, Kuo stated the substrate-like PCB mainboard will result in the OLED display iPhone 8 having similar dimensions to a 4.7-inch iPhone, yet comparable battery life to a 5.5-inch iPhone. To make it possible, Kuo is expecting Apple to include an L- shaped two cell battery pack with a 2700mAh battery capacity.
