Next iPhone Likely to Use In-Cell Technology for Touchscreen Display

If these two sources from Taiwan are reporting the same thing about the next iPhone or iPhone 5, are we going to believe it? I mean, is there a big chance that it may actually come true? Both Taiwan’s Central News Agency as well as Digitimes are reporting that Apple is planning to use new “in-cell” display technology developed and manufactured by Japanese manufacturers for the next iPhone. Among those Japanese suppliers who are said to be most likely benefit from this plan are Sony, Sharp, and Toshiba.

But what is “in-cell” technology and how will it affect the next iPhone? In-cell technology when compared with on-cell technology which is currently used in the current models of iPhone, will make the next iPhone slightly thinner than the iPhone 4/4s. This is due to the fact that the touch sensors are actually placed inside the color filters rather than on top of them.

Digitimes on the other hand is reporting the same thing, as it cited “sources in Apple’s supply chain.” According to Digitimes improvements in yield rates for the in-cell panels is making it possible for Apple to use in-cell technology for the next iPhone. The report also said that both Sharp and Toshiba are increasing their production rate of in-cell panels.

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Features

The Apple iPhone is a widescreen iPod thatfeatures touch screen controls that allowyou to enjoy all your content, includingaudiobooks, music, TV shows, and movies. Itfeatures an amazing 3.5-inch widescreendisplay, and allows you to sync content fromyour iTunes library on your PC or Mac,making that content also accessible withjust the touch of a finger. iPhone users will be able to scroll throughsongs, artists, albums, and playlists withjust a flick of a finger. One cool newfeature of this function is the display ofalbum artwork - you can now use Cover Flowto browse your music library by album artwork for the first time on an iPod. Using the phone function of the Apple iPhone,you can calls by simply pointing your fingerat a name or number in your address book, afavorites list, or a call log. All yourcontacts from a PC, Mac, or Internet deviceare also automatically synched, youcan select and listen to voicemail messages inwhatever order you want — just like email.Calls can easily be merged together withjust the touch of a button to create aconference call. Conference calling hasnever been easier! SMS Text Messaging: Using the iPhone, you can send text messages withan SMS application with a predictive QWERTY soft keyboard that prevents and corrects mistakes. This makes it easier and more efficient to use than the small plastic keyboards found on many smartphones. Camera Function: The Apple iPhone also features an amazing 2-megapixel camera, as well as a photo management application unlike anything available on a phone today. Users can sync photos from a PC or Mac, browse or email them with just a touch of the screen. Internet Device: The iPhone features a rich HTML email client as well as the Safari browser, which automatically syncs bookmarks from a PC or Mac. The Safari browser has built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can also multi-task by reading a web page while simultaneously downloading your email in the background via WiFi or EDGE. Safari also includes built-in Google and Yahoo! search. You can even display Google Maps as they were meant to be seen, and zoom in to view specific points. E-mail: The iPhone is great for multi-tasking, so you can read a web page while downloading your email in the background over Wi-Fi or EDGE. Its e-mail client fetches your email in the background from most POP3 or IMAP mail services, and then displays photos and graphics along with the text. Widgets: Extend your iPhone with widgets, small applications that give you helpful information like stock reports, weather reports, and more in real time. Touchscreen: The iPhone features an amazing 3.5-inch widescreen display, and has one of the most revolutionary user interfaces since the mouse. The interface is unlike anything you've ever experienced on a phone, with a large multi-touch display and innovate new software that allows you to control everything with the touch of a finger. Intelligent Keyboard: The iPhone features a full QWERTY keyboard that allows you to send and receive SMS messages, email, etc. It is predicitive, and therefore prevents and corrects mistakes. Built-in Sensors: The iPhone incorporates an accelerometer, which detects when a user switches from holding the phone in landscape to portrait mode, and automatically updates the image on screen to fit the mode. The sensors also detect when you put the iPhone near your phone, and automatically shuts off the display screen until you move it away to save on battery power. An ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the screen's brightness to the appropriate level for the current ambient light, which enhances user experience and also saves on battery power. Accessories: As of now, Apple has announced a Bluetooth headset that will work with the iPhone, as well as new headphones that incorporate a small white box in the middle of the cord. This box has a built-in microphone and a switch to answer and hang up phone calls. The phone is expected to come out in June 2007 in USA, Europe in the fourth QTR and Asia in 2008 and it will be available exclusively on Cingular for $499 on a two-year contract for the 4GB version and $599 for the 8GB version. Get your iPhone from here -> Apple.com

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Interface

The display responds to three sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the display and touchscreen when the iPhone is brought near the face to save battery power and to prevent spurious inputs from the user's face and ears, an ambient light sensor that adjusts the display brightness which in turn saves battery power, and a 3-axis accelerometer,[47] which senses the orientation of the phone and changes the screen accordingly. Photo browsing, web browsing, and music playing support both upright and left or right widescreen orientations, while videos play in only one widescreen orientation.

A single "home" hardware button below the display brings up the main menu. Subselections are made via the touchscreen. The iPhone utilizes a full-paged display, with context-specific submenus at the top and/or bottom of each page, sometimes depending on screen orientation. Detail pages display the equivalent of a "Back" button to go up one menu.

The iPhone has three physical switches on its sides: wake/sleep, volume up/down, and ringer on/off. All other multimedia and phone operations are done via the touch screen. The iPhone interface enables the user to move the content itself up or down by a touch-drag motion of the finger, much as one would freely slide or flick a playing card across a table with a finger. Similarly, scrolling through a long list in a menu works as if the list is pasted on the outer surface of a wheel: the wheel can be "spun" by sliding a finger over the display from bottom to top (or vice versa). In either case, the object continues to move based on the flicking motion of the finger, slowly decelerating as if affected by friction. In this way, the interface simulates the physics of 3D objects, giving it a real world feel. The photo album and web page magnifications are examples of multi-touch sensing. It is possible to zoom in and out of web pages and photos by placing two fingers (e.g. thumb and forefinger) on the screen and spreading them farther apart or closer together, as if stretching or squeezing the image. As can be expected from multi-touch sensing, the two fingers don't have to be from the same hand.

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Iphone Specs

- Screen size: 3.5 inches - Screen resolution: 320x480 at 160 ppi - Input method: Multi-touch - Operating system - OS X - Storage: 4GB or 8GB - GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900) - Wireless data: WiFi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0 - Camera: 2.0 megapixels - Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk/Video/Browsing, 16 hours Audio Playback - Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm - 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

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Accessories

IPhone calls wirelessly with crystal-clear audio. Includes an iPhone Dual Dock and iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable. $129.00 iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable Sync iPhone and charge both iPhone and the iPhone Bluetooth Headset simultaneously. $29.00 Griffin PowerJolt Charger Keep iPhone fully charged on the road. $19.95 iPhone Stereo Headset Grab a second headset and keep it in your bag or car. $29.00 Incase Leather and Nylon Folio for iPhone Personalize and protect your iPhone. $39.95 iPhone Dual Dock Sync iPhone with your computer and charge both iPhone and the iPhone

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Detailed Tech Specs

Size and weight Height: 4.5 inches (115 mm) Width: 2.4 inches (61 mm) Depth: 0.46 inch (11.6 mm) Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) In the box iPhone

Stereo Headset Dock Dock Connector to USB Cable USB Power Adapter Documentation Cleaning/polishing cloth Capacity 8GB flash drive1 Display 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously Operating system OS X

GSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) EDGE Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Camera 2.0 megapixels

Audio Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV Video Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats Headphones Stereo earphones with built-in microphone Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz Impedance: 32 ohms Mac system requirements Mac computer with USB 2.0 port Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later iTunes 7.5 or later Windows system requirements PC with USB 2.0 port Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later iTunes 7.5 or later Environmental requirements Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C) Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m) Input and output iPhone 30-pin dock connector 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack iPhone Dock Dock connector

Power and battery Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery Talk time: Up to 8 hours2 Standby time: Up to 250 hours3 Internet use: Up to 6 hours4 Video playback: Up to 7 hours5 Audio playback: Up to 24 hours6

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