Report: The Next-Gen iPhone Will Have A Thinner, Higher Quality Display
Yesterday, we got a glimpse at a leaked front-casing for what we believe to be the iPhone 5, showing a centered FaceTime camera hole. Today, however, we have but the WSJ's word for it that Apple is working together with supply line manufacturers to implement a thinner, more beautiful display into the next-gen handset.
According to the report, LCD makers such as Sharp and Japan Display (which comprises Toshiba, Hitachi, and Sony as well as LG Display) are mass producing panels that use something called "in-cell technology", which should make the display itself thinner.
source: techcrunch.com
17 Jul 2012
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