'At the next iPhone Apple will adopt organic EL display', Sharp's new president reveals

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IPhone will adopt organic EL display (OLED) in the near futureNikkei Asian ReviewReported.

Sharp president confirms new iPhones to adopt OLED panels - Nikkei Asian Review
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Sharp-President-confirms-new-iPhones-to-adopt-OLED-panels


IPhone 8 to ditch LCD screen in favor of new and improved OLED display
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/10/31/iphone-8-oled-display-rumors/


Speaking of Taiwan's headquarters Foxconn (Hon Hai Tecl) is famous for being outsourcing iPhones and iPads, but in 2016Acquired SharpIt became widely known also in Japan by doing it. Mr. Horiori is the vice president of that Foxconn and who took office as Sharp 's new president.

Mr. Wu said in an award ceremony of honorary doctorate held at Daido University in Taiwan which is his home school, "The iPhone is evolving, and now I change from LTPS liquid crystal (low temperature polysilicon liquid crystal) to organic EL display We do not know whether Apple's organic EL display adopts organic EL display or not, but if Apple tries to stop changing without walking the way of evolution, innovation will be gone It may be dangerous to change but it is also a big opportunity. "I'm suggesting that organic EL display will be adopted in the next iPhone.

There was speculation that gadget enthusiasts and others had switched from the liquid crystal display to the organic EL display for the next iPhone. However, if it comes to remarks by Sharp or Foxconn executives close to the production site of Apple products, its credibility will be greatly enhanced.

In fact, by the end of 2015, we anticipated that LG will be adopted by the iPhone in the future and made it clear that we will invest over 1 trillion yen in organic EL display equipment.

LG decided to invest capital for OLED display with over 1 trillion yen towards future iPhone installation - GIGAZINE


For the next iPhone which will be the 10th anniversary of the iPhone release, in the case of the naming system so far, the next iPhone will be "iPhone 7s", but this will be skipped and "iPhone 8" will be greatly model changed It is predicted. Of particular interest among rumors is that three sizes of display sizes are prepared and glass parts will be arranged like the iPhone 4 / 4S on the back to mount the wireless charging functionNews report.

There was also a report in the past that adopting "glass panel on the back" and "wireless charging function" on iPhone 8.

IPhone 8 wireless charging · Removing the home button · Installing the OLED display and so on are major changes - GIGAZINE