iPhone, in 2017 with all-glass shell and AMOLED display

In a new Ming-Chi Kuo reports, the reliable source of many rumors of KGI, it reads that the iPhone will receive a major restyling work only in 2017. The future version of the iPhone will leave the aluminum body for an all glass design with AMOLED display on the front. A few weeks before the Kuo himself spoke of a design in the style of the iPhone 4, also for 2017, with the next iPhone 7 which should not present instead upheavals in the form factor.

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It is therefore likely that Apple abandoned the strategy "tick-tock" used so far with its smartphones, for which a new design is presented every two generations of devices. The choice of glass design will be dictated by the fact that an aluminum body will be considered a move granted in 2017, not a premium choice. Many competitors are already using metal alloys for the bodies of its devices, and it is likely that Apple wants to differentiate themselves with new material.
The KGI analyst did not disclose details about the design and how Apple be able to implement all-glass smartphone maintaining a rugged and shock resistant. The company has already the glass used for the chassis of the iPhone 4 / 4S, however in that case the two plates were interspersed by a stainless steel frame. According to Kuo the obvious problems in the falls and drop test will not stop Apple from achieving an all-glass device.
To compensate for the increase in weight of the shell made with the new material Apple will choose a lighter and thinner than existing AMOLED display IPS LCD panels used on Melafonino. In recent days we had talked about a supposed agreement between Apple and Samsung billionaire for the supply of 100 million AMOLED panels from 5.5-inch diagonal, without any evidence that the new technology will be brought also on the traditional model.
It is therefore likely that the iPhone will arrive later this year will not bring big revolutions on the design front, with a body that will remain very similar to the current models both in design and form factor. The big makeover comes with even next model of 2017, with a release date that may be advanced by a few months compared to Canon October.