Sunday, November 10, 2013

Apple would focus on curved screens for its iPhone - Le Figaro

Two models of the smartphone, with larger and curved screens, are in preparation, according to Bloomberg agency.

next generation iPhone from Apple is preparing. According to Bloomberg, two new smartphone models are being developed. They will adopt the largest and most curved screens on the banks, told the U.S. news agency a source familiar with the electronics group.

Apple’s interest to larger screens is not surprising. Analysts who scrutinize the controls electronics group its Asian subcontractors believe that new iPhone models will be equipped with screens between 4.5 and 6 inches (11.4 to 15.2 cm), against 4 inches from the iPhone 5 (10.1 cm). The information on this point are contradictory. Bloomberg, meanwhile, evokes sizes of 4.7 and 5.5 inches (11.9 to 13.9 cm).

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was however so far kept away from curved screens. Just-known him a few patents in this area. Its competitors have not waited for positioning. South Korea’s Samsung and LG have both introduced last month of the first smartphones with screens of this type, Samsung and LG Flex Round.

The iPod nano fourth generation. The fourth-generation iPod nano.

assets curved screens are not yet evident. LG and Samsung and suggest a better grip and greater immersion in the image when viewing videos, which are not obvious on such small diagonals. In Apple’s case, the screen become curved edges. This would recover the form of the fourth-generation iPod nano (the cons).

These two new iPhone to come out next fall, says Bloomberg. In addition to phones, control curved screens will have opportunities within the connected objects, in particular watches, to follow the shape of the wrist. However, this will require changes to master these other components, including batteries.

Meanwhile, Apple is working on new technologies for tactile recognition. The iPhone might be able to find the force of pressure on the screen, which will benefit in particular applications of artistic creation. But it is not certain that these advances will be ready in time for the next generation smartphone.

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