Suppliers said Apple is testing for the iPhone and iPad larger screen - Netease

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, according to the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple’s supplier executives said Apple and its suppliers in Asia are being tested for the iPhone and iPad larger screen.

those executives said that in recent months, Apple’s request for greater than 4 inches prototype smart phone screen, and slightly less than 13 inches of new tablet devices screen design. iPhone 5 uses a 4-inch screen, iPad is a 9.7-inch screen. iPad mini uses 7.9 inches screen.

unclear whether Apple plans to design these two products to market. The period in the development of products, usually for testing different design of their products to be improved.

Apple spokesman declined to comment for this story.

with suppliers test seems to indicate that the product provides multi-size mobile devices become the trend of the industry, Apple is also to meet consumer demand for a wide variety of groping. Its biggest competitor in the mobile market, Samsung Electronics is using machine sea strategy, covering all segments and is therefore in the smart phone market has overtaken Apple in the tablet market has significantly narrowed the gap.

Strategy Analytics data show that the first quarter, Samsung’s smart phone market share reached 33.1%, with 17.9% share of Apple in second place. According to IDC data, the first quarter, Apple in the tablet market is still dominant, but the share of 58.1% from the same period last year fell sharply to 39.6%; Samsung’s share fell from 11.3% in the same period last year rose to 17.9% .

parts suppliers, according to executives said, this time also a time when Apple and its suppliers volume production later this month to prepare a new generation of iPad, the product is expected in the size and resolution consistent with the existing version, but using thinner display structure. Display of its new structure will integrate with the film and the touch sensor, instead of the existing iPad using glass.

supplier executives also said last month, vendors have begun mass production of components for the next generation iPhone, Apple told assemblers Hon Hai Precision shipped in late August to do to prepare the new iPhone.

“Wall Street Journal” reported in April that the new iPhone is likely to be launched in the second half, size and resolution and iPhone 5 pretty; Apple has also been on the production of low-cost version of the iPhone with Asian partners to the device possible to use non-metallic enclosure. Supplier executives said earlier that two new iPhone will have a variety of shell color choices. (Le Bang)

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