According to analysts of KGI Securities, Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is making the thinnest iPhone project, and maybe they will make it have a thickness below 8 mm for the iPhone to be launched this year.According to the report last week, Apple reported that on looking for a new display technology that will put the touch sensor in the filter color (usually on a color filter) so that the screen would be thinner without sacrificing response rates.
Ming-Chi Kuo also think that the battery a thinner body and replacement of materials from glass to metal iPhone will make the next iPhone has a thickness of only 7.9 millimeters. What is certain to disappoint some fans after the release of the iPhone 4S is designed exactly the same as the iPhone 4, it certainly makes sense if Apple will release an iPhone with a different design from both the mobile phone.
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