Apple has reportedly chosen Sharp to produce it’s next line of screens for their new products, including the iPhone 6 for Spring 2012. Â The new displays Sharp is producing will bring thinner, lighter screens to the devices. Â The new material will also allow the displays to use less battery power. Â Sharp will begin the manufacturing process in a year, with Sharp already preparing one of their manufacturing plants for the new investment.
In the new LCD, that Sharp is deaming “p-Si LCD”, the film transistor of the screen is made with silicon. Â This allows the display drivers to be mounted directly onto glass, making the display thinner. Â This has allowed other companies and manufacturers the ability to build compononents directly onto the glass, which eliminates the need to extra components to run the display. Â This in turn allows our devices to be smaller, and have a longer battery life. Â Other advantages exist for this screen type as well, such as a better display angle, and a more durable surface.
One of the major advantages to an iPhone 4, is what Apple calls the Retina display. Â They also have the screens in the iPad and iPad2 that allow the device to have a greater viewing angle. Â Apple has also shown some interest in OLED, but with this announcement from Sharp, it would be safe to say they are moving away from that technology as well.
[via AppleInsider]