Apple filed a new patent that hinted that the upcoming smartphones will have a wrap-around screen display.

The design would feature an electronic body that is rounder than standard smartphones today, with no flat surfaces to speak of, besides the top and bottom. The device would feature an open-ended body, which would likely be a transparent glass or plastic.

Then, a flexible AMOLED screen could be fitted onto the device. This screen would come with a "detection mechanism" that would allow the device to sense how much of the screen is within view of the user, using a camera and face recognition software. This will allow battery life to be extended, as the device will only have to power a certain percentage of the screen, rather than the whole of the surface.

The upcoming Apple smartphone, dubbed as iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S, may have amazing and high tech features hinted by new patents granted to the company. If proved to be true, Apple's new screen display will battle against Samsung's unbreakable and flexible display.

The company has applied and has been granted with various high-tech patents such as fingerprint sensor, stylus or iPen and eye protection. It seemed that Apple is patenting a lot of technologies in order to integrate these technologies to its future devices.

According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple will release the next generation iPhone in June this year. The analyst believes that after launching the next iPhone model, Cupertino should be able to sell about 4 million units, taking into account that the iPhone 5 sold 5 million during the launch weekend.

Apple is expected to include an improved camera in the iPhone 6 and/or iPhone 5S which is rumoured to be capable of taking "Super HD" pictures. In order to take snaps at that resolution it'll need to have at least a 13 mega-pixel camera.

The lack of NFC support on the iPhone 5 was one of the biggest criticisms aimed at Apple's smartphone. Rumours suggest that the iPhone 5S could include support for the contact-less technology which can be used to pay for items in retail stores. Other features rumoured to be included in the handset is the A7 quad-core chip processor, Retina or IGZO screen display among others.

However, the Cupertino-based company remained tight-lipped on the details of the upcoming smartphones.