Apple reportedly selects Sharp for next-gen LCDs
The iPhone 5 hasn't even made it into the hands of the Apple faithful, and already we're hearing hints of what the display of the iPhone 6 could be like.
Apple has chosen Sharp to supply low-temperature poly-silicon (p-Si) LCDs for the displays, and the Japanese manufacturer will reportedly begin production of the screens in the spring of 2012. The displays are to be built in the Sharp Kameyama Plant No. 1, which is currently used to build LCD TVs.
The technology that will be used on the iPhone 6 provides thinner and lighter displays that consume less power -- a key component of good smartphone design. The poly-silicon LCD allows the display drivers to be mounted directly onto a glass substrate, creating a "system on glass" on which signal processing circuits, optical sensors, and additional components are located. Since those components can be removed from other circuitry, the next-next-generation iPhone can be much thinner and have improved battery life through better efficiency.
The p-Si displays also create more vivid images and feature fewer connecting pins, which leads to better durability. The fact that Apple is selecting this technology for a phone that won't see the light of day for another year seems to indicate that it's not sold on organic LED (OLED) displays, which are used in competing devices, such as Samsung's Galaxy S.
[via Apple Insider. Images from Toshiba Mobile Display]
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The iPhone 5 hasn't even made it into the hands of the Apple faithful, and already we're hearing hints of what the display of the iPhone...
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I'm quite glad that this rumour points to a possible decision that Apple is staying clear of OLED displays as I find the oversaturated colours a little straining on my eyes.
April 27 2011 at 10:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply**Geoge Takei voice** Ohhhhhhh My!
April 26 2011 at 7:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm waiting for the iPad 7 and iPad 4.
April 26 2011 at 7:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCan we at least wait for the iPhone 5 to come out before we start talking about the iPhone 6?
April 26 2011 at 6:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOh yeah, let's try to pussyfoot around and not upset ANYBODY--which means we'd better all just shut up, because there's gonna be somebody to find something wrong with everything anybody says.
I'm glad Apple is continuously improving their products well into the future and I like hearing about it.
I'm buying the iPhone 5, and I'll probably get the 6 when it comes out.
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