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IPhone7s break the tradition to take "all glass shell"?

Apple broke the tradition, iPhone7s has a major revision, to take "all glass shell"? Accuracy of the highest Apple analyst Guo Mingqi said that in 2017 the advent of the 7S, will completely abandon the metal shell, even the metal frame is gone, all made of glass, will look like a new look.

9to5Mac and PhoneArena17 reported on Guo Mingji at the end of March, KGI investment report, 7S and iPhone4 would like to take the glass shell. Now he further revealed that 7S will use the full glass shell, completely say goodbye to 2017 because of metal, metal casing is no longer fashionable, also lack of novelty. Opponents competing to use metal chassis, Apple may want to make a difference with the new material.

Apple in the iPhone4/4s, the fuselage is used on the back side of the glass, the side of the metal frame reinforcement (see figure). Guo Mingqi hinted that the 7S shell will remove the metal frame, made of glass. Since the glass case is heavier than the metal, 7S will use the AMOLED panel to reduce overall weight. Fears that use full glass shell, easy to break, but Guo Mingqi believes that Apple executives will not beat a retreat.

IPhone in the past two years a major revision, according to Guo Mingqi, it seems that Apple will subvert the tradition, iPhone7 will not have major changes, to wait until 7S will have a greater innovation. If the glass shell of the news is true, metal chassis manufacturers may be hit hard.

Yonhap news agency, Maeil Business News Korea reports, sources at the beginning of April, Samsung Display and apple to finalize the contract, beginning in May next year, will produce 100 million OLED 5.5 inch panel, for next generation iPhone. Allegedly, Samsung Display supply contracts for up to three years.

Samsung Display Asan (Asan) A3 plant will be responsible for Apple orders. Since the A3 plant only produces flexible OLED panels, if the news is true, which means that in 2017 the iPhone will have flexible panels, greater flexibility in design, appearance will be a major change. The factory can produce 15 thousand pieces per month A3 6 generation line substrate (1850x1500 mm) at the beginning of this year, Samsung Display has invested in expansion, the monthly production capacity increased to 30 thousand.

A Japanese site gori.me, Gadget and other information reporting on 26 9to5Mac3 reports, Guo Mingqi report pointed out that apple is expected to iPhone design appeared in 2017 there will be a big change, will use designs similar to the "iPhone4", is also the front / back will be made of glass material, border is made of metal material, also in 2017 iPhone will use curved screen, narrow frame design, so that consumers can be more easy to handle.

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