iPhone rumour MMCVXII: OLED display

By Joseph Hanlon on 20 May 2009

Fresh new rumours from the interwebs report the next-generation iPhone will be bigger inside, simpler outside and feature only one noteworthy improvement: an OLED display.

The rumoured matte-finished battery cover of the next-gen iPhone. (Credit: Macrumors.com)

Apple iPhone Apps, a blog we'd never heard of until they posted this "leaked" information, is reporting that the iPhone to be announced next month will include more RAM, a faster processor, increased storage up to 32GB, 1.5 times the current battery life, a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording, an internal compass plus "revolutionary" geo-tagging capabilities, a matte finish and a glowing Apple logo on the back — classy.

But it's the OLED display that has caught our attention, and from amongst the list of fanciful additions and no-brainer upgrades, the OLED screen is a component that would seriously improve the current iPhone. The iPhone 3G, released in July last year, sports a 3.5-inch 320x480-pixel resolution LCD display, which is functional, but not extraordinary for a full touchscreen device.

Samsung is currently developing high-end handsets using AMOLED, including the upcoming Omnia HD and the current UltraTouch, and the results we've seen so far are fantastic. Sony has used a similar technology in its X-Series media player and a side-by-side comparison with the current iPhone shows the differences immediately. Not only does video look sharper, clearer and more colourful, but the viewing angle is far superior to LCD displays, making it easy to view the screen while on the move.

We're not sure if this information is legit, posting iPhone rumours is an easy way to attract traffic to a website (ahem!), but here's hoping Apple thought of this improvement before the bloggers did. An OLED display would make the freezing midnight queue outside Optus worth the wait this year.

Topics: 3g, apple, apps, iphone, mobile phone, oled, rumour, display, current, matte

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Comments (7)

  • Goo commented on 05/06/2009 13:27 Report abuse

    Best to wait. Then u can check out the new one see if its worth getting or get the older one since it would be more discounted as a discontinued model.

  • EmmaJ commented on 30/05/2009 11:13 Report abuse

    i'm wonderin the same thing as wayne?
    should we wait for this new iphone, or get the old one?

  • Wayne commented on 27/05/2009 11:33 Report abuse

    So would it be worth waiting for the new iPhone than getting the old one since my contract expires mid June?

  • dip**** commented on 22/05/2009 19:46 Report abuse

    it seams apple are just going to make more and more money, personnaly i think it'll be a flop

  • dip**** commented on 22/05/2009 19:45 Report abuse

    it seams apple are just going to make more and more money, personnaly i think it'll be a flop

  • Ratface commented on 21/05/2009 11:54 Report abuse

    How about having the iPhone with a battery that can be easily replaced like all the other phones on the market?

  • Sam commented on 20/05/2009 16:40 Report abuse

    Would be good.. but probably not true.. we are probably going to have the same iphone as before but with a better camera and larger hardrive.. more expensive but the same price for apple to make..typical apple...

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