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« on: July 17, 2012, 11:00:29 am »

Next iPhone to Have Thinner, Higher Quality Screen
      


The Wall Street Journal reports that the next generation iPhone will use "in-cell" technology to make the screen thinner.  In fact, they claim that mass production of the screens has already started. Japanese liquid-crystal-display makers Sharp Corp. and 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, the people said.The technology integrates touch sensors into the LCD thereby removing an separate component layer just for the touch-screen.   Aside from reduced thickness, it would also improve the image quality.   The Wall Street Journal also claims it will help reduce Apple's costs by eliminating separate suppliers for each component.  



Reports of Apple's interest in "in-cell" technology is not new with the first reports back in April.   KGI Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo took a detailed look at the technology and suggested that the new iPhone could be at least 1.4mm slimmer than the iPhone 4S.





While part of the thickness savings would come from the in-cell technology, Apple could also reduce the thickness of the battery use a thinner metal back casing.



The next generation iPhone is widely expected to be launched this fall.


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