Apple iPhone 7 to replace glass LCD screens with sapphire OLED displays

The Apple iPhone 7 continues to be one of the most talked about smartphones ever and that’s because it promises to introduce new technologies never before seen in an Apple phone.

It’s being said the new flagship is going to be waterproof and will do away with the 6.5 mm headphone jack that’s standard everywhere. The iPhone 7 is also expected to use Apple’s new and powerful A10 chip, according to Tech Times.

But what’s generating a lot of controversy is news Apple will finally replace its old-fashioned LED displays with the newer and higher quality OLED displays used by most of its major competitors. Oddly enough, Apple apparently wants to use sapphire OLEDs made by Samsung, its fiercest rival.

This isn’t the first time Apple will have given OLED screen displays a try, however. It’s reportedly tried to use sapphire OLED screens in its previous iPhone models, but none of the tests turned out to be successful. Apple might have already discovered where it went wrong and might include this new type of screen in its upcoming iPhone flagship.

In addition to OLED screens, the iPhone 7 is also reportedly going to be waterproof. This isn’t surprising since the iPhone 6S already boasts of this feature. A couple of filed patents confirm Apple is capable of inventing speakers that can expel water or any liquid from inside the device.

The iPhone 7's A10 processor is going to be a compact system-in-package chip, meaning its storage features, RAM and other components are all going to be stored in a single chip. This way, less space is occupied under the device's hood, as pointed out by Venture Capital Post.

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