The analyst claims integrating a flexible AMOLED panel makes sense as the technology will give Apple a chance to offer «new selling points through
radical form factor design and user behavior changes.»
If Apple can truly tap the potential of a flexible AMOLED panel, we believe the new iPad model will offer new selling points through
radical form factor design and user behavior changes, which could benefit shipments.
Kuo did not explain what a «
radical form factor design» would be.
«If Apple can truly tap the potential of a flexible AMOLED panel, we believe the new iPad model will offer new selling points through
radical form factor design and user behavior changes, which could benefit shipments,» Kuo wrote in his report.
Not exact matches
Samsung introduced a
radical new
design last year with the Galaxy S8 series, with the Infinity Display
design language seeing a switch to the 18.5:9
form factor.
«Revolutionary iPad model likely to be introduced in 2018F at the earliest, with
radical changes in
form factor design & user behavior on adoption of flexible AMOLED panel,» Kuo continued.
And with good reason: the iPhone 8 will introduce a
radical new
form factor, a welcome change in light of the fact that the current iPhone
design has more or less remained unchanged since Apple rolled out the iPhone 6 in 2014.
Revolutionary iPad model likely to be introduced in 2018F at the earliest, with
radical changes in
form factor design & user behavior on adoption of flexible AMOLED panel.
The company will also make
radical design changes to the iPad's
form factor as well as user behavior.