“Additionally, by reducing the number of layers, you reduce the size and thickness of the device, making it thinner and lighter.”Īccording to the report, Kuo said in-cell would provide a reduction of approximately 0.5mm, while other reductions could come from the battery and a thinner metal casing on the back. “The advantage of in-cell is that you’re streamlining the manufacturing process, so in time you should be able to drive efficiencies and reduce cost.” IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander told Wired. IHS told Wired earlier about the advantages of in-cell displays: Kuo also alleged Apple will adopt in-cell display technology to help slim down the next-generation iPhone by up to 1.4mm to under 8mm. Kuo claimed this morning that Apple is about to axe the 17-inch MacBook Pro line entirely while introducing a rumored all new MacBook design by Q3 2012 ( via MacRumors). You can read into these reports from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities as much as you want. Kuo’s record on parts predictions is good (timing notwithstanding) and these predictions should be taken seriously. Kuo doesn’t believe that there will be NFC capabilities in the iPhone 5S.Īll told, Kuo expects Apple to sell 35M iPhone 5S units in 2013 (not including previous models and the lower cost iPhone 5C) as long as sapphire fingerprint reader manufacturers can keep up with demand. As with previous ‘S’ models, this one would be able to take dramatically better pictures, especially in low light situations.
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We’ve also heard the upgrade on the camera would include an F2.0 aperture with dual flashes but have heard a variety of megapixel options including 12 and 13. The iPad got a 128GB option this spring and the option on the iPhone would be a big differentiator for power users. Additionally, we discussed the 128GB option in our roundtable quite a bit yesterday. However, the Gold option is something that has been only heard of in more sketchy rumors until now. Therefore, A7’s RAM will likely be unchanged at 1GB. Since Apple is in charge of both hardware and OS design, it is capable of minimalizing memory capacity at an optimized state. We reckon A7 will upgrade memory bandwidth spec to LPDDR3 from LPDDR2 adapted by A6, in an effort to improve system performance. The 1GB RAM seems in line with previous predictions but that 1GB of RAM will be faster according to Kuo: We’ve heard the Sapphire fingerprint reading home button previously from Kuo and the A7 is the natural successor to the A6 and will likely be a 64-bit processor. (1) the new A7, ARMv8 based AP (application processor), featuring a 1GB LPDDR3 RAM chip (2) a sapphire home button with fingerprint sensor (3) main camera unchanged with 8MP, but featuring a larger F2.0 aperture with dual flash lights (4) new option for golden casing and (5) new option for 128GB storage. In a new report out today, KGI’s Mingchi Kuo updated his previous predictions for the iPhone 5S due for announcement on September 10th. We expect the device to be announced at a keynote address in October and launch by the 2014 holiday season. The device, which will also include advanced mapping functionality per multiple sources, will integrate deeply with the iOS 8 operating system and its HealthKit software. Kuo also provides some tidbits as to what he is expecting the device to feature:īoth a flexible AMOLED display and sapphire crystal display covers have been rumored in previous reports about the Apple smart watch, waterproofing technology makes sense in light of this being a fitness device that straps to a wrist, and we first reported in January that the iWatch will sport a new system on a chip to pack in numerous sensors that could track health data such as steps taken, calories burned, hydration, and sweat.
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The analyst claims the push back is due to more complex hardware and software engineering in this first generation Apple product category. We also lower our forecast of iWatch 2014 shipments by 40% to 3mn units,” Kuo wrote in today’s report.
“We have pushed back our estimated time of iWatch mass production from late-September to mid-/ late- November. Kuo’s previous estimate on production for the “iWatch” indicated that the device would enter mass-production rounds in September. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has provided relatively accurate information on future Apple product plans in the past (but frequent misses on timing), has issued a new report today indicating that the Apple smart watch will enter mass-production in November.