Thursday, February 9, 2017

Why the next iPhone will likely cost more than$ 1000 – LA NACION (Argentina)

Apple seeks to fill your phone more high-end with new resources and wrap it with elements of design

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it Is expected that the edition of the tenth anniversary of the iPhone will bring significant developments. And will have a corresponding price, very likely in excess of US$ 1000, says a source with knowledge of the plans of Apple.

The price is not very surprising considering that the version of 256 GB of the iPhone 7 Plus is sold at US$ 969, and it is expected that the new iPhone 8 has many more resources, including a new OLED display that covers the entire front of the phone, according to the sources consulted, but it will probably cost Apple roughly double that of the LCD screen used in current iPhones.

it is Also likely that the new phone from 5.8 inches to have a greater memory than the current line of the iPhone 7 and be baptized as iPhone 8, though some believe that it will be called “iPhone X” (which sounds a lot more cool).

The new phone will look like a black block of a single piece with few interruptions visuals of its stylish design.

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Along with the iPhone 8, 5.8 inches, it is expected that Apple will launch a model of 4.7-inch (likely called the iPhone 7s) and a model of 5.5 inches (probably called IPhone 7s Plus). It is likely that only the iPhone 8 has a OLED screen and other LCD screens, as he wrote in November, the analyst of KGI Securities, Ming-Chi Quo.

Multiple sources tell Fast Company that Apple has been committing a large part of the manufacturing capabilities of OLED displays available in the market at the expense of manufacturers in small cell. The market is very small. Only Samsung and a couple of new firms, asian make OLED displays, says our source, and only the screens of Samsung comply with the requirements of quality of Apple.

it Is expected that the iPhone 5.5 inches and the iPhone of 5.8 inches will have dual cameras lens, as the iPhone 7 Plus before them.

according to the rumors, the sides of the iPhone 8 will likely be made of forged stainless steel, a material less expensive than the aluminum used on the current iPhones. The back of the iPhone 8 would be glass instead of metal, according to our source, which confirms previous reports.

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Apple has been working to eliminate the physical button “home” of the iPhone, says our source, reubicándolo below the surface of the screen. It would become a button to touch, not to press. Our source says that the technology is still in “evolution” but that it is likely that Apple is pushing hard to incorporate the new button on the iPhone 8, which is expected to be the iPhone’s most resource-rich of the entire line.

there is Even the possibility to let go of the buttons to the sides of the iPhone, says our source, replaced by inlays are sensitive to touch in the metal.

Our source says that Apple has been working with Lumentum (formed when it split, JDS Uniphase in 2014) in sensor technology 3D for the new phone of high range. It is not clear how to apply the technology, however. Could be used to recognize the face of the user for authentication. It could also be used in the camera to provide better image resolution. It could even be used in some form of augmented reality application, according to our source.

it Is expected that the iPhone 8 will have a much bigger battery than the current line of the iPhone 7 but it is not clear what would be its size.

Intel had a great victory to ensure incorporation of their chip modern to some of the iPhone 7 and the new modem 7480 LTE the company will probably go into some of the new phones also. In addition it is expected that Qualcomm will provide the modem for some of the phones. Our source says that Apple selected the vendors of RF technology in January.

But don’t believe the recent rumors that Apple is accelerating its schedule of production for the phones of this year, according to our source, who has not seen evidence of this among the suppliers. At the beginning of the year Apple makes manufacturing tests with up to 100,000 iPhones. This can be a burden for providers, says our source, because Apple often requires parts free for the devices the tests. The full production of the iPhone most recent most commonly begins in may and reaches its full pace in August.

it Is expected that Apple will announce their new phones in the fall and will begin to sell them shortly after, as usual.

And, as is usual, it is worth noting that Apple may change the resources and specifications of a phone in the making at any time, even late in the production cycle. So while the advances contained in this article describes the iPhone 8 as it exists today, some resources and specifications could change before launch day.

Translation by: Gabriel Zadunaisky

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