Recently there were reports that Apple could be letting go of its controversial ‘notch’ design from iPhones in 2019. But for now, if the newest report is to be believed, the company may be ditching 3D Touch feature in one of its upcoming iPhone handsets. The company is said to leave behind the particular display technology from its ‘affordable’ 6.1-inch iPhone that is also rumoured to sport a LCD screen instead of OLED like the other two.
This is said to take place in order to keep the ‘affordable’ price tag. In one of the latest notes by KGI Securities analyst, Ming Chi Kuo, it has been mentioned that although there won’t be 3D Touch, the particular model may feature a ‘mysterious’ layer of film sensor layer on the screen.
The details on how it may work are still unknown. Kuo adds that Apple will be using the cover glass sensor (CGS) technology for the 6.1-inch iPhone instead of the in-cell sensor, which integrates the touch layer in the display itself. A couple of advantages Apple may have with CGS is that the panel is more durable and lighter as well. On the other hand, it will be slightly thicker. The mysterious extra screen layer is said to bring a new feature onboard, something that will exist in all 2019 iPhone devices.
Kuo, in previous notes, has also mentioned that the 6.1-inch model might be available in two variants, one that comes with regular single SIM card support and the second with dual-SIM dual standby support. The dual SIM support is also said to arrive in the larger 6.5-inch model but not in the 5.8-inch OLED iPhone, which will be the successor to the current gen. iPhone X. Kuo says that the arrival of the dual-SIM supporting iPhone could introduce a completely new price segment for the smartphone series.
The details on how it may work are still unknown. Kuo adds that Apple will be using the cover glass sensor (CGS) technology for the 6.1-inch iPhone instead of the in-cell sensor, which integrates the touch layer in the display itself. A couple of advantages Apple may have with CGS is that the panel is more durable and lighter as well. On the other hand, it will be slightly thicker. The mysterious extra screen layer is said to bring a new feature onboard, something that will exist in all 2019 iPhone devices.
Kuo, in previous notes, has also mentioned that the 6.1-inch model might be available in two variants, one that comes with regular single SIM card support and the second with dual-SIM dual standby support. The dual SIM support is also said to arrive in the larger 6.5-inch model but not in the 5.8-inch OLED iPhone, which will be the successor to the current gen. iPhone X. Kuo says that the arrival of the dual-SIM supporting iPhone could introduce a completely new price segment for the smartphone series.
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