Apple has scheduled for 2017 a major upgrade of iPhone lineup. The next year, it will release a new iPhone in a curved glass enclosure with a curved 5.8-inch AMOLED-display.
According to MacRumors, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple seeks to move away from the use of metal casings for the iPhone, because this design is no longer unique. Instead, the company plans to return in 2017 to the cabinet with glass back cover. iPhone Design, which will be released next year, will be similar to the design of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s.
"We expect that the new model of iPhone in 2017 will receive a body, similar in design to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s. Its front and back sides are covered with protective glass and the frame is made of metal. The difference will be that the new model is equipped with a curved 5.8 . -inch AMOLED-display and curved safety glass, wireless charging and the new biometric features (facial or iris scan) Given the curved design of the new iPhone model may look smaller than the current 5.5-inch iPhone ", - quotes the edition of analyst Ming Chih Kuo.
iPhone announced two line scenario in the next year depending on the availability of the required number of AMOLED-display. If AMOLED-display will be enough, along with a new 5.8-inch iPhone Apple company will also release its 4.7-inch version. Apple will announces in 2017 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone with new LCD-screen TVs, and the third option would be the 5.8-inch iPhone with AMOLED-display. Earlier it was reported that Apple is considering as suppliers a number of manufacturers, including Samsung Display.
Apple's, argues the analyst, will depart from the usual iPhone updates script. Now the company retains the overall design of the iPhone two generations in a row for two years, and only then produces major changes in the characteristics and appearance of the iPhone.
Previously, we reported that the first time ever this week AMOLED-display become cheaper than LCD . In the first quarter this year, production costs AMOLED- and LCD-panels fell to $ 14.3 and $ 14.6 respectively.