According to a new note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will launch three new iPhones in 2017, but only one of them will come with a improved screen.
Three Models of iPhone 8
MacRumors reports that Kuo's note mainly focuses on the camera and display technology in the upcoming iPhones. According to Business Insider, Kuo believes that, similar to today's iPhone and iPhone Plus, the next generation iPhone 8 will come in two model sizes with LCD screens. On top of these two models with regular screens will be another premium model with dual cameras and an OLED screen.
According to Fortune, because of rumors that next year's model will include more significant improvements, many fans of Apple's iPhone have held off from upgrading to the iPhone 7. Among the most anticipated upgrades to be implemented by Apple on the upcoming iPhone 8 are particularly those to come to the devices' screens. However, the new analyst report comes to cast some doubt on the previous screen rumors.
One iPhone 8 Model With OLED Screen
According to the report published by iclarified.com on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Kuo claims that only a premium version of the iPhone Plus model will get a much sharper display. In this upcoming iPhone model Apple will replace current LED technology with higher contrast OLED. But next year's standard smaller screened regular iPhone and the iPhone Plus will still come with TFT-LCD display technology, according to the analyst.
In recent years, Apple has improved somehow the iPhone's screen by increasing the range of colors it can show. This way, the photos displayed on the screen appear more lifelike. However, in the past three models Apple did not changed the iPhone's screen resolution of 750 pixels by 1334 pixels.
Competitors like Samsung are already using OLED to create sharper on-screen images and have been adding more pixels to their smartphones' screens. Compared with Apple's color range improvement, this is a far more noticeable improvement.
Except for the addition of a two-lens camera on the Plus version and the elimination of the earphone jack, the iPhone 7 has kept nearly the same exterior design as the two year old iPhone 6 and prior iPhone 6S. Tech analysts expect that next year a higher proportion of iPhone owners will be interested in upgrading due to a more significant make over.
