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Apple's Next iPhone Could Have a Curved Screen, Says WSJ (theverge.com)

Posted by msmash on from the next-iPhone dept.

Apple's 2017 iPhone lineup might include a model with a curved screen similar to Samsung's Edge devices, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with the Wall Street Journal (paywalled). Apple's suppliers told the paper that they were asked to "increase output of thinner organic light emitting displays and submit prototype screens with better resolution than ones from Samsung." From a report on The Verge (since WSJ is paywalled): But with that in mind, the company is also reportedly considering more than 10 prototypes, so a curved display might not make it to market. We've heard this rumor before when it was coupled with the idea that at least one of Apple's new phones would include an OLED display.

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  1. Why? by Fwipp · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why would I want my phone screen to be curved?

    1. Re:Why? by DeBaas · · Score: 4, Funny

      To make it fit in the backpocket of your jeans. I do hope they'll have EU versions though....

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    2. Re:Why? by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 4, Funny

      Also, would it be convex or concave?

      Convex. The main surface of the screen is still flat, but the edges wrap around, so instead of a bezel, you have additional touchscreen area. At least that's how it works on a Samsung Galaxy Edge. You get an extra row of icons down the side of the phone.

      My wife has a Galaxy Edge, and she likes it. When I try to use it, I keep accidentally clicking the edge buttons. She tells me that I'm holding it wrong.

  2. Why would you want rounded corners? by Overzeetop · · Score: 3, Informative

    Or a thinner device?

    Answer: because the other guy did it and you have nothing about your device which is better, so you must create a device which is "just as good" in order to compete. So you copy. Oldest trick in the book.

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  3. I cant wait! by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Any ideas on when the iPhone 8 will be released? My iPhone 7 is getting pretty dated. It will go in the garbage as soon as the 8 is out!

  4. Heavy butt by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    My iPhone had a curved screen. It wasn't intentional, though.

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  5. Variability in quality by sjbe · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'd prefer an unlocked bootloader.

    Fair enough though I hope you realize that very few people care about this at all.

    There seems to be a prejudice by some people using Android Devices that if its not an iDevice, it must be garbage.

    There are really good Android devices but there are enough really bad ones to generate some snobbery by those who don't know any better. A huge number of Android phones are cheaply made Me Too devices that don't work very well, are poorly made, never get updated, and are comparatively a pain in the butt to use. Apple's iOS devices have their flaws to be sure but even the worst of them are still pretty solid devices. Far more variability in the Android world.

    From my experience if it does use iOS, its garbage, as I can't get it to integreate with the rest of my network infrastructure the way I can with Android Devices.

    How so? If you bought some Android specific hardware that might make sense but it's not hard to get iPhones to play nice with most setups unless you just can't be bothered. Perhaps you've tied yourself too tightly to Google's ecosystem?

    A way to fix this would be Android Phones that cosmetically look like iPhones. Or having the option to put Android on an iPhone.

    How would making a Android phone that looks like an iPhone fix any network integration issues? What would be the point of that? You're talking about aesthetics, not function.