[ REVIEW ] Apple in recent months has asked suppliers to provide more than 4 inches display screen smart phone, and 13 inches or so for the Tablet PC's screen components.
IDG (Tom) Beijing July 22 , according to foreign media reports, "Wall Street Journal" recently reported that Apple and its suppliers in Asia are currently being tested for the iPhone and iPad devices larger screen components.
According to information from Apple's Asian suppliers at the news show, Apple in recent months has asked suppliers to provide more than 4 inches display screen smart phone, and 13 inches or so for the Tablet PC's screen components. Currently, the Apple iPhone 5 has a 4-inch screen, full size iPad and iPad mini's screen size is 9.7 inches, respectively, and 7.9 inches.
Of course, these screens is at testing stage whether the component can be mass production in the future is still unknown, because it Kupudinuo Calif. technology company usually in the product development stage to its test a variety of different designs programs. Last year, Apple decided to change the screen size of the iPhone and iPod, and product lines for the iPad has launched a smaller screen iPad mini.
In response, Apple spokesman declined to comment.
Outside analysts believe that, given the many equipment manufacturers have introduced different sizes devices to attract different consumer groups to the fact that Apple requires suppliers to provide the different size screens for testing the move meant that the company also hopes to find to meet the different needs of consumers more ways.
Currently, Apple in the smartphone and tablet PC segment's main rival Samsung uses "all things to all people" (ie, do everything possible to meet the needs of all consumers) strategy, the company through the introduction of a variety of different sized equipment successfully meet the individual needs of most consumers. At the same time, Samsung's this strategy has helped the company in the smart phone market share is far ahead of Apple (but Apple still leads the tablet former). According to market research firm Strategy Analytics released data show that the first quarter of this year, Samsung has a smartphone market share of 33.1% of the market, while Apple's market share of only 17.9%.
According to another well-known market research firm IDC data show that although Apple's share of the tablet PC ahead of other manufacturers, but its market share has grown from 58.1 percent a year ago to 39.6% at the end of March this year.
IDC analyst Helen - Jiang (Helen Chiang), said: "In the long term, we believe that for a variety of different size touch screen device provides uniform user experience is where the future of science and technology, the key is to reduce manufacturing costs would and to provide more high-quality large-screen device applications. "
Clearly, Apple's move is in line with the overall development of the field of mobile device trends, including Samsung, Sony and competitors, including Huawei has released more than 5 inches screen smart phone devices. It is reported that these have a large screen smart phone is often called "flat mobile phone" (phablets), the term usually refers to those between tablet and smartphone devices to large screen mobile devices.
According to another supplier from Apple's news shows that the larger screen devices Apple testing precisely in the company is preparing a new generation of the iPad on the eve of mass production. Sources pointed out that the new generation iPad's screen size and resolution will be consistent with the existing models, but will have a lighter, thinner screens. This new screen structure will be directly in the thin thin layer integrated touch sensor, rather than the existing iPad use the same glass.
Apple's suppliers also revealed that Apple has been in the last month started a whole generation of iPhone parts production work. Meanwhile, sources said that Apple has told its suppliers Hon Hai Precision Industry (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.,) Is scheduled for late August production start of the new iPhone ready for work.
In fact, the "Wall Street Journal" as early as April this year, had reported that Apple is expected to be released later this year with an existing iPhone with the same screen size and resolution of the new product. In addition, Apple is also working with its suppliers in Asia to launch a cheap iPhone study the possibility that the iPhone will not have the metal shell to make it more high-end positioning with iPhone 5 for effective distinction. Moreover, these two rumored new iPhone will have a variety of colors for consumers to purchase.
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