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Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 8 Nasty Surprises<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 8 Nasty Surprises:- It is clear what the iPhone 8 will get right: its new design, the upgraded (if heavily protruding) camera, a potentially revolutionary unlocking system and the significant spec bump. But now there is an explanation for two nasty surprises Apple AAPL -0.4%\u2019s new iPhone will also deliver…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Great Secret Features\u2019 and \u2018Nasty Surprises\u2019 are my regular columns investigating operating system updates for the best features \/ biggest problems hidden behind the headlines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Famously reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has spilt the beans in a new report obtained by 9to5Mac and, put bluntly, it\u2019s all Samsung\u2019s fault.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short Kuo says Samsung has Apple over a barrel. He reveals Samsung is the sole supplier of OLED panels for the iPhone 8\u2019s headline feature, it\u2019s 5.8-inch OLED display, and as such is demanding upwards of $130 per display.<\/span><\/p>\n

By comparison the iPhone 7 Plus LCD display costs Apple only $45-55 and this is the biggest factor behind the iPhone 8\u2019s most unpalatable element: the astronomical asking price. Why hasn\u2019t Apple gone elsewhere? Because Samsung was the only company which was able to supply OLED panels in the quantity Apple requires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple is already trying to fix this. It recently invested $2.7BN in LG to build a new OLED manufacturing plant, though that won\u2019t be ready until 2018 at the earliest. In Kuo\u2019s words: \u201cApple is in urgent need of finding a second source of OLED.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But this is just part one. The second area where the iPhone 8 will inevitably disappoint many is its removal of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Again Kuo lays the blame on Samsung\u2019s OLED panels. He claims Samsung was unable to create an OLED panel with favourable scan-through performance for the fingerprint sensor to operate effectively. Apple was not prepared to copy Samsung by putting the sensor on the back or, like Sony, in the power button so it scrapped Touch ID on the iPhone 8\u2019s completely and will gamble on Face ID handling everything instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Samsung\u2019s OLED is far from the only culprit here. Previous reports have cited the introduction of fast charging and wireless charging, among others, as adding significant additional cost and complexity to the iPhone 8\u2019s assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cynics will point out features like OLED, fast charging and wireless charging are merely catch-ups and Apple shouldn\u2019t have been so far behind in the first place to feel forced into making them all in a single generation. Then again all these upgrades may just make the iPhone 8 worth both its high price and the omission of Touch ID.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whichever position you take, we won\u2019t have to wait long for answers. Apple has already confirmed, the iPhone 8 is launching very soon…<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gordonkelly\/2017\/09\/07\/apple-iphone-8-price-camera-specs-release-date-new-iphone\/#196ed81416c5<\/span><\/p>\n

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