Apple is going to launch the next iteration of its flagship in September this year. And thanks to the leaks and online reports we have information about how the next iPhone will look.
Earlier there were reports that Apple is going to use OLED display for the next iPhone, but a latest double leak suggests that the company is scrapping its plans for a heavily curved OLED display.
According to Nikkei, Apple will add a slight curve to the iPhone 8, but it won’t be similar to the ‘Edge’ displays used by Samsung Galaxy smartphones and will provide no additional functionality.
“The curve will be gentler than screens in Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge handsets. This is partly due to the challenges of making curved glass covers to match screens, according to the source,” said Nikkei staff writer Debby Wu. “While the curved screen will allow a viewable area of about 5.2 inches and make the iPhone even sleeker, it will not offer significant new functions, the person said.”
MacRumors has also agreed with Nikkei and has confirmed that the display is slightly curved at the edges below 2.5D cover glass, meaning the display itself cannot be dramatically curved.”
The report explains that 5.8-inch OLED panel will be flat across the front of the smartphone and slightly curved along the edges to be in line with the layer of 2.5D glass. The new will surely disappoint the people who were expecting Apple to entirely change the functionality of the device.
