For several months it has been speculated that The iPhone 5 could have a new screen manufactured using in-cell technology and today the Wall Street Journal seems to confirm the theory. In a tweet published on the publication's account, we are informed that iPhone 5 it will have a thinner screen built using a new technology and of course the thought goes directly to the in-cell. We already told you that the iPhone 5 could be up to 15% thinner than the iPhone 4/4S thanks to this new technology that Apple seems to use in its future device.
If the Wall Street Journal provides new information, I will let you know in a new article. The Wall Street Journal has so far provided the most accurate information about Apple products, so we can treat this rumor with all seriousness.
UPDATE: It seems that Sharp, LG and a new company called Japan Display they will build the new screens and the technology described by the Wall Street Journal seems to be the in-cell one we talked about. The use of this new technology simplifies the device manufacturing process, thins the screen, but also improves the quality of the images it displays. Basically, we are talking about a better quality screen that will contribute to the thinning of the iPhone and give us images of a much higher quality.
HONG KONG—Apple Inc.'s next iPhone, currently being manufactured by Asian component makers, will use a new technology that makes the smartphone's screen thinner, people familiar with the matter said, as the US technology giant strives to improve technological features amid intensifying competition from Samsung Electronics Co. and other rivals. Japanese liquid-crystal-display makers Sharp Corp. and Japan Display Inc.—a new company that combined three Japanese electronics makers' display units—as well as South Korea's LG Display Co. are currently mass producing panels for the next iPhone using so-called in-cell technology, the people said.
The technology integrates touch sensors into the LCD, making it unnecessary to have a separate touch-screen layer. The absence of the layer, usually about half a millimeter thick, not only makes the whole screen thinner, but the quality of displayed images would improve, said DisplaySearch analyst Hiroshi Hayase.
