For a while now we have been hearing about the curved display that the Apple iPhone 8 could feature. The display for Apple’s next flagship smartphone is reportedly being supplied by Samsung, and so many have drawn the comparison of iPhone 8’s expected curved display to Samsung Galaxy S7 edge’s. However, according to a new report, the new iPhone will feature a curve in the display, but it won’t spill edge to edge like speculated earlier.
The new report comes from Nikkei Asian Review, according to which the “advanced” OLED screen made by Samsung for the iPhone 8 will have slightly curved edges. “The curve will be gentler than screens in Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge handsets,” the report notes. “This is partly due to the challenges of making curved glass covers to match screens, according to the source.”
Basically, while the curved screen will allow a viewable area of about 5.2 inches, and may have a slight curve to follow the 2.5D edges of the glass face, it will not offer significant new functions. The report also revealed that Chinese companies Biel Crystal and Lens Technology will manufacture the glass backs for the new handset. The same companies together with Foxconn will manufacture the front glass covers, as well.
Further, not long ago there was another report by The Korea Herald, according to which “all of the OLED variants” of the iPhone 8 (which as of now we know would be just one of the three variants), will feature a “curved” display. “The OLED versions of the new iPhone will all have curved screens as Apple ordered only plastic OLED — not glass — from Samsung Display. Samsung is capable of supplying a little less than 100 million units of curved OLED displays to Apple,” a source familiar with the matter told the publication. It is worth pointing out here that plastic OLED has been used for curved panels for devices like the Galaxy S7 edge, while glass OLED is typically used for flat panels.
Other than that, talking about the iPhone 8’s display, recent rumors suggest that it is likely to drop the physical home button, similar to the Galaxy S8, and come with an all-screen display instead. The smartphone is also expected to boast facial and gesture recognition, courtesy of an infrared sensor and a laser sensor placed near the selfie camera. Rumors also suggest that Apple will do away with the physical TouchID button and embed the fingerprint sensor under the display.
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