curved display

After a report from a few days ago that claimed iPhone 8 will feature a flat screen, rather than the curved display almost all other rumours have predicted, a new story may shed some light on the screen’s curvature. According to a new report from Nikkei Asian Review, the iPhone 8’s screen will indeed be curved, but not as...

Contrary to previous rumours, smartphone supply chain researcher and analyst Wayne Lam of IHS Markit claims that Apple is unlikely to release an iPhone with a curved display this year. On Friday, MacRumors spoke with Lam about Apple's upcoming iPhones for 2017. The analyst notes that the Cupertino tech giant will most likely be sticking with...

A report published on Sunday by The Korea Herald reaffirmed claims that next year's iPhone 8 will come with an OLED model that has a curved display. The report notes that Apple's OLED panel orders from Samsung Display have been solely for plastic units, not glass ones. Companies typically use glass for flat panels, while plastic allows...

An iPhone with a curved screen could be on store shelves as soon as next year, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Apple‘s suppliers say they have been asked to increase the output of thinner organic light emitting displays (OLED) and submit prototype screens with better resolution than displays from other competitors. […]

Among the 46 new granted Apple patents the US Patent and Trademark Office published today, Patently Apple has discovered one that's particularly interesting, essentially spilling gas on rumours of an iPhone with curved glass display: an Apple patent for an iPhone with a wraparound display. Apple's US patent 9,367,095 describes a device having a transparent...

Hot on the heels of earlier rumours of Apple experimenting with curved displays, here comes a patent freshly awarded to the company by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, spotted by AppleInsider. US Patent No. 8,603,574, for a "curved touch sensor", describes a manufacturing technique producing a curved touch surface for displays, touch...

Bloomberg reports, Apple is developing the next generation iPhone which is set to include a larger display with curved glass. The display will reportedly also come with enhanced sensors that can detect different levels of pressure. A person familiar with the plans says the two models planned for release in the second half of next...