According to reports by a Securities Analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, who works for KGI; Apple is going to launch three new models for the iPhone 8 in 2017.
If indeed Kuo’sestimate turns out to be true, then markets will be graced with the presence of a 4.7-inch iPhone with an LCD screen, also a 5.5-inch model with an LCD, which will be furnished with dual cameras.
The third version will come featuring an OLED Screen aside from a dual-camera setup, which will make it the premium device of the line-up. However, there hasn’t been any news regarding the sizes of the phones.
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To begin with, Ming-Chi Kuo has had an impressive history of predicting Apple related news. When it comes to all things, Apple one can safely bet on the words of Kuo, most of the time.
In a report by MacRumours, they informed the readers that Kuo stated fans should look forward to new 2017F iPhones to appear in three models: one OLED variant, and two TFT-LCD models with a display of 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch respectively.
It is said that the OLED and 5.5-inch TFT-LCD iPhones will support dual-camera.Furthermore, the Cupertino-based tech giant is already using OLED displays on the Apple Watch and the Touch Bar of its new MacBook Pro, which means it should not be a surprise to see the technology tailored to an iPhone in the future.
Besides that, the competitors of Apple, namely Samsung and Google have already launched products supporting OLED screens like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Google’s Pixel.
However, it is strongly advisable to the news with a grain of salt as nothing has been officially confirmed yet by the Cupertino brand.
Possible Display Size of the OLED iPhone 8
Corroborating Kuo’s speculation the research analyst at Barclay’s stated that Apple would launch an OLED iPhone with a curved display in the coming year. This gives us an insight into the probable size of the handset.
On an exciting note, the company is thought to get rid of the bezels to make the new smartphones almost the same size as the iPhones available today. Furthermore, Kuo also declared previously this year that Apple will introduction a 5.8-inch OLED iPhone with a glass casing in 2017.
Making sense of it all, this news essentially means that the 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone 8 could potentially take the place of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. While the model with the OLED display and dual-camera arrangement may be hyped as the best device of the product line.
Again, the readers should be reminded that there might be no such product in the end, as nothing has been confirmed by Apple, yet if we consider the fact that it is coming from Kuo, we may attach a certain portion of credibility to it.
Ming-Chi Kuo has been known to come up with accurate insights about Apple’s future plans. Finally, both the Plus models will have dual lens back cameras, but the 4.7-inch 2017 iPhone will continue to possess a single lens main camera.
Based on Kuo’s prediction, the one he made on the MacRumours forum, our estimate of dual camera adoption frequency in new 2017F iPhone models is reviewed up from 30-40% to 65-75%. In our opinion, this increase is favouringLargan’s sales and profit drive as it is the exclusive dealer of wide-angle and telephoto lens.
It also poses health for Apple’s dual camera software environment.