Possibility of a 5.8-inch model to appear in Apple's iPhone lineup

ByOmar Jordan Fawahl

Published in March 2016 "IPhone SE"Apple's iPhone has been expanded to three display sizes: 4 inch model iPhone SE, 4.7 inch iPhone 6 / 6s, 5.5 inch iPhone 6 Plus / 6 s Plus. Meanwhile, "A new 5.8 inch model will appear in 2017" deals with Apple-related news9to 5MacIt reports.

KGI: Apple to revamp iPhone lineup in 2017 w / iPhone 4-like design, AMOLED screen, 5.8-inch model | 9to 5Mac
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Minchi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities in Taiwan and explaining that 9to 5Mac is "a reliable person" as an Apple related analyst predicts that Apple will expand the iPhone lineup in the winter of 2017 . According to Mr. Quo, Apple's body part of the iPhone released in 2017 is made of glass,AMOLEDThe display is adopted. Although there was a similar rumor so far, it was predicted that the appearance of iPhone with AMOLED display will be around 2018.

According to Mr. Kuo's prediction, Apple's body part of iPhone to be released in 2017 will be one of glass, plastic and ceramic instead of metal. However, the most influential among them is "made of glass like iPhone 4" made of glass, which is "it is difficult to make things thin enough and light enough for plastic, precisely controlling durability in the case of ceramics It is difficult to do. " In addition, the display and body of the iPhone released in 2017 may be loosely curved, glasses are placed on the front and back of the terminal like the iPhone 4 / 4s, metal material It is used, Mr. Kuo.


According to Mr. Kuo's prediction, the 2017 model is "completely newForm factorDesign "seems to be featured, it seems to be characterized by a narrower bezel and the shape of a more easy-to-hold terminal. In addition, details are unknown, but the 2017 model iPhone has wireless charging function and biometric authentication other than fingerprint authentication using face and iris etc.

Furthermore, it is also predicted that a 5.8 inch iPhone will appear as it was rumored in the past. This 5.8 inch model will be the model with AMOLED display, it will be the iPhone with the largest display so far, but it is a body more compact than the largest 5.5 inch iPhone 6 Plus / 6 s Plus in the current lineup It is said that. However, it seems that 5.8 inch does not add to the current lineup of 4 inch, 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch, but the 5.5 inch model will evolve into a 5.8 inch model.

ByKārlis Dambrāns

Until now, iPhone has changed the terminal design greatly every two years, and as the cycle goes by, the 2016 model will be greatly changed in design, but due to Mr. Ku's prediction 9to 5Mac It is said that the 2016 model may look like the current model.