A top site only leaked the first solid details of Apple's 2020 iPhones – BGR
It's still only in early April, which means we have many moons to wait until 2019 iPhones come. Apple is expected to maintain the same design for the iPhone XS and XR successors, though all three models will pack different upgrades in hardware and camera capabilities. However, next year, Apple is expected to deliver a new iPhone design, and while it's too early to wonder what 2020 iPhones will look like, we already have a reason to be excited about them.
A brand new report from Digitimes says Apple will launch three OLED iPhones next year, something we'd heard before. Currently, Apple's cheapest new iPhone iPhone XR, which means you have to accept a few compromises. The iPhone XR has the same hardware as the XS models, making it a more powerful handset than almost any Android flagship. But the device packs an LCD screen that comes with thicker fittings than the phones XS and XS Max. By replacing the LCD with OLED, Apple can further enhance the design of its cheapest iPhone.
Digitimes says that 2020 iPhones will have different screen sizes, including sizes of 5.42, 6.06 and 6.67 inches. There is a strong departure from the iPhone XS and XS Max screen sizes (5.8 inches and 6.5 inches, respectively) and the iPhone XR (6.1[ads1] inches).
The report suggests that the 5.42 inch 2020 iPhone will be the cheaper device, instead of the 6.06-inch version. The handset will pack either a Samsung Y-Octa or LG TOE touch technology, with both solutions expected to "trim down the screen cost."
The Y-Octa is an advanced, flexible AMOLED display technology that removes the film substrate and allows the touch circuit to be directly patterned on the film's encapsulation layer, making the screen thinner, set the sources.
In other words, the smallest 2020 iPhone should be less expensive than the premium models, despite the upgrade to an OLED display. The OLED monitor is the most expensive component of the iPhone X, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, and one of the reasons why these devices are so expensive. And it's not denied that the steep iPhone X / XS prices have affected iPhone sales this year.
Also a 5.42-inch OLED iPhone can be more appealing to those iPhone buyers still waiting for iPhone SE successors. [19659004] Digitimes further claims that Samsung Display will probably remain Apple's primary OLED display provider, although LG Display and BOE are still fighting for Apple orders.
The report does not mention any details of the 2020 iPhone design, but if the new screen sizes are accurate, Apple is already developing new designs for the iPhone. We could look at phones with smaller (or no) notches as well as thinner fittings. Apple will probably want to increase the screen of all iPhones without increasing their footsteps. This is just early speculation about handset design we will not see in stores for almost 18 months.
Image source: Zach Epstein, BGR
