iPhone 8 Unveiling Event Pushed Back to October or November?
A local paper reportedly mentioned that Apple might delay the release of its iPhone 8 to October or November instead of the usual September schedule.
According to Economic Daily News (via Digitimes), Apple has encountered technical problems related to its lamination process in the course of manufacturing the organic light-emitting diode panels for the next-generation iPhone. Added to that, Apple is believed to be taking more time than usual in the development of the device because of the incorporation of the 3D-enabled camera.
It has been rumored that for the iPhone 8, Apple is taking a major change and switching to the OLED panels instead of the usual liquid crystal displays found on earlier models of the iPhone.
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It should also be noted, however, that Apple is not completely dropping the use of LCD. In fact, it is still believed to release the upcoming iPhone 7s and 7s Plus with the said screen component.
The OLED displays can bring in some good changes to the product line and enable it to compete with the emerging trend of almost bezel-less designs, just like what was seen on the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+.
However, reports also note that these major leaps come with some setbacks, such as the rumored launch delay as well as the literally high price it entails. With the addition of the OLED panel and 3D sensor (and possibly a new line of features), the iPhone 8 is expected to cost within or more than $1,000.
Meanwhile, there are other reports claiming that by 2019, Apple's target is to release all iPhones with the OLED panels. Possibly corroborating that are recent reports that the Cupertino, California company has just signed a deal with Samsung Display that the latter will ship a total of 92 million OLED units.
With the speculated numbers available, reports forecast that about 30 percent of iPhones to be delivered in 2017 will sport the said screen component.
