It looks like new updates for Apple's iPhone 7 have been revealed, specifically regarding its release date and changes on its screen display.
According to Ecumenical News, Apple is looking to replace the iPhone 7 LCD screen display in favor of having OLED technology. However, the Christian Post has reportedly claimed that JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s chief analyst Narci Chang said that this might not be the case for the next smartphone.
JP Morgan stipulated that Apple is not yet prepared to move up from LCD to OLED technology for its next iPhone lineup.
One of the reasons cited in Chang's report points to Apple's recent "billion-dollar prepayment" deal with Japan Display facility which will churn out nearly 100 million 5-inch LTPS LCD panels each year.
The Ecumenical News quoted, "Given Apple's huge investment in Japan Display's new LCD plant, the company is unlikely to replace LCD technology with OLED in iPhone 7 and will continue with the traditional panels for the upcoming device."
Apple's biggest supplier Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. is said to be investing $2.6 billion in a new LCD facility in Taiwan, which makes it even more unlikely that Apple will switch from LCD to OLED technology for the high-volume iPhone lineup.
It clearly means that JP Morgan's report deeply contrast with the recent media reports claiming the iPhone 7 will have an OLED display, replacing the use of LCD technology.
Aside from screen display, there are rumors that the iPhone 7 will be released next year.
According to Value Walk, Apple has moved the launch date of the iPhone 7 next year as Apple will likely unveil first the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus to the public in September, the Fuse Joplin reports.
It was hinted before that the iPhone 7 is scheduled to launch on Sept. 9, while the Latino Post reportedly claim that the Apple hanset will be available on Sept 7, along with the iPhone 6S and rumored price of $649.
