Rumor: Apple considering going back to 'glass-to-glass' touch panels for 2016 iPhones
Apple is reportedly testing the notion of reverting to G/G (glass-to-glass) touch panels for 2016 iPhone models, out of alleged frustration with obstacles presented by the in-cell technology the company has been using in recent years.
Panel suppliers have started sending fully-laminated G/G samples, and glassmakers Corning and Asahi Glass have sent samples of their own, DigiTimes said on Wednesday. Apple is allegedly sticking with the in-cell format for its 2015 iPhones, which should be announced at the company's Sept. 9 event.
Although in-cell technology allows for thinner displays, it's also allegedly creating production bottlenecks for Apple that are impeding new features and higher resolutions. The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 1920x1080-resolution display, but some competing smartphones are already at quad HD resolution (2560x1440), and the future may be 4K.
DigiTimes has a mixed track record with Apple product details but is typically more reliable when talking about its focus, the Asian supply industry.
The publication claims that Apple's hope is a slimmed-down version of G/G could replace in-cell panels without adding bulk. It could also potentially enable bezel-free phones, since in-cell panels reportedly have problems with sensitivity around their edges.
Any 2016 iPhones would likely still be in early development stages, with core features unsettled.
Panel suppliers have started sending fully-laminated G/G samples, and glassmakers Corning and Asahi Glass have sent samples of their own, DigiTimes said on Wednesday. Apple is allegedly sticking with the in-cell format for its 2015 iPhones, which should be announced at the company's Sept. 9 event.
Although in-cell technology allows for thinner displays, it's also allegedly creating production bottlenecks for Apple that are impeding new features and higher resolutions. The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 1920x1080-resolution display, but some competing smartphones are already at quad HD resolution (2560x1440), and the future may be 4K.
DigiTimes has a mixed track record with Apple product details but is typically more reliable when talking about its focus, the Asian supply industry.
The publication claims that Apple's hope is a slimmed-down version of G/G could replace in-cell panels without adding bulk. It could also potentially enable bezel-free phones, since in-cell panels reportedly have problems with sensitivity around their edges.
Any 2016 iPhones would likely still be in early development stages, with core features unsettled.
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I was at Verizon with a friend yesterday and the Samsung and most other phones looked better, even the 5C
1080, 1440, 4K... Why do we need such high resolutions in a screen no larger than the palm of your hand? The majority of eyes can't even resolve this level of detail. We're already practically at the point where a magnifying glass is required to appreciate any increase in resolution as it is.
New phone owner to friend: "Check out the screen on THIS new baby!" *hands phone and magnifying glass to friend*
Pretty much. The current 6 screen is so small the resolution is already excessive. If Apple's now firmly in the spec chasing game then that's another strike.
Bollocks. Resolution stumbles upon much bigger constraints in performance and battery resource than in panel itself. Next....
The 5c really is a nice phone.
I do, and I'm reasonable!
So you buy smartphones based on looks? LOL.
No reasonable person can say the 4.7 iPhone6 is huge.
NEXT.
Some people marry based on looks. A smartphone seems a much less unreasonable investment
I do, and I'm reasonable!
I also do. I don't know if I'm reasonable. I can be reasoned with, though, or bought off if the price is right.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/2/9244015/huawei-mate-s-force-touch-availability-price
A 2560x1440 resolution on a 4-5" device is just insane. Waste of processing power to push that many pixels the human eye can't discern (at that size) anyway.
And Huawei just announced a new phone with...wait for it..."force touch". Can accompany get any more pathetic ripping off another company's marketing term? Force touch is not an industry-standard term it's a marketing term from Apple. The fact that Huawei would rip off that name is absolutely pathetic.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/2/9244015/huawei-mate-s-force-touch-availability-price
Is "force touch" a part of Android? Or did Huawei add it themselves?
As far as I know it's not part of Android M. These are Huawei specific customizations.
1080, 1440, 4K... Why do we need such high resolutions in a screen no larger than the palm of your hand? The majority of eyes can't even resolve this level of detail. We're already practically at the point where a magnifying glass is required to appreciate any increase in resolution as it is.
New phone owner to friend: "Check out the screen on THIS new baby!" *hands phone and magnifying glass to friend*
Exacly!!! These Super High Resolution screens are crazy. What's the point other then then say you're better then your Android Competition or better then the iPhone. When in reality, you can't see a large percentage of the pixels. Instead you have a screen that sucks up more power and slowing performance because the CPU/GPU has to work a hell of a lot harder moving a bunch of pixels on screen you can't even see.
You're right, Whip out that Magnifying glass. Was it that Sharp TV with 4 colors, that added Yellow to their Displays for a supposedly better picture? In the store there was a Magnifying glass attached to the display tv on the floor so that you could look on it and actually see the 4 different colors including yellow used to make the picture. Of course that's on a much larger screen so didn't need much magnification at that close range.
I think people look at these Samscum displays which are using OLED and don't have natural colors. It's more FLASH, like in the store TV displays to catch your attention. One of the reasons Plasma lost out to LED's even though the Picture is far better. It was that bright Vivid mode that would catch people's attention in the store. They're not using that at home, at least I hope not. People see the fake colors that kind of POP and think it's just the higher resolution that's doing that when it's not. Your eye's can't possibly pick out that kind of Detail. Anything in the 300-400PPI (Pixels Per Inch) Is more then enough to where you can't see any pixels on the screen,
I mean come on, 4K 5.7" or whatever screen? WHY? That's what you look at when going to a Movie Theater and watching on a HUGE screen. My 50" 1080P Plasma is around 80PPI I believe. When I get up close I can see the Pixels. I look right up close to my iPhone 6 screen and I can't see any pixels. As far as I'm concerned, Anything higher is just overkill and something to check off on a Comparison chart.
Yes, but you won't have to deal with the shame of using a phone with "2 year old specs" like so many Android users fear.
I don't buy this last minute rumor sharting from these jokers.
Rumor on a product that will be announced in about 53 weeks is last minute?
That was epic lame. RGB to RGBY color space? How does that even work? Full yellow lights up 2/3rds of the sub-pixels on an RGB display, and human vision can't tell the difference. What does an extra Y channel gain? Technology for the sake of specs.
They won't be advertising that "feature" in the U.S., those scumbags.