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Apple May Launch Galaxy Note 8-Sized iPhone With 6.4-Inch OLED Display Next Year

While a few weeks remain until Apple is expected to unveil the so-called iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/), widely rumored to be its first smartphone with an OLED display, the rumor mill has already turned its attention to next year.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2017/08/galaxy-note-8-iphone-7row-mockup.jpg)" alt="" width="595" height="477" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-585414" /><center>Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 next to iPhone mockup by Benjamin Geskin (https://twitter.com/VenyaGeskin1/status/902902828771012608)</center>


South Korea's ETNews (http://www.etnews.com/20170830000180), citing unnamed industry sources, claims Apple is working with Samsung Display and its other suppliers on the development of next-generation OLED displays in 5.85-inch and 6.46-inch sizes.





The report said the displays are expected to be used in new iPhone models released in 2018, although Apple's plans could change.





With a nearly 6.5 inch display, the so-called iPhone 9 would have an even larger screen than the 6.3-inch Galaxy Note 8 introduced earlier this month. Meanwhile, the 5.85-inch version would likely be the same size as the iPhone 8.





With reduced bezels, the overall physical sizes of the 5.85-inch and 6.46-inch iPhones could be similar to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus respectively.





In May, South Korean publication The Bell reported that Apple was planning to launch new iPhones with 5.28-inch and 6.46-inch OLED displays (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/23/iphone-9-rumored-display-sizes/) next year, but ETNews claims development of the 5.28-inch size has been abandoned.





"This is because consumers have preferred to use a large screen, and technologies such as full-screen or bezel-less have been developed that can enlarge the display while keeping the overall size of the smartphone small," it said.





The bottom line here is a second source lending support to rumors of a 6.4-inch iPhone launching next year. It might seem early in the cycle, but iPhone 8 rumors first surfaced in March 2016 (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/26/kuo-iphone-2017-oled-curved-glass/), nearly a year and a half ago.

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Source: Apple May Launch Galaxy Note 8-Sized iPhone With 6.4-Inch OLED Display Next Year (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/31/6-inch-iphone-etnews-rumor/)