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Originally Posted by =X=
@molman Yes Samsung is the only AMOLED supplier that I know of. Samsung is already supplying Apple screens for the iPhone an iPad. I think that might have changed after the law suit but it is unclear.
That said Samsung is not really a company to trust. Last year they where supplying AMOLED screens for HTC's Droid Incredible. Samung "couldn't meet demands" that cause a huge back order, however some how they where able to meet the demands of their hot selling "Galaxy S" line.
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I thought the iPhone 4 high density ppi screen was an LG Display, and previous ones had Sharp LCD's? Not even sure that Samsung makes IPS LCD screens. Know they make PVA and TN LCD's.
Anyway I think an AMOLED screen in the iPhone 5 is unlikely. With regards to Samsung and HTC, if HTC had reasonable supply contracts in place it shouldn't have been a big issue as Samsung would have failed to meet quotas with associated penalties. I've also heard that the Samsung divisions operate quite separate, and even their manufacturing arm has to tender for work for the work of their other divisions.
I'm personally not actually expecting too much with this next iPhone. The current one is still selling like hotcakes so I wouldn't be surprised if this is more akin to a 3GS iteration in scope.
If I had to take a guess: Style change (no glass back, smaller bezel around screen (maybe even curved ala ipod nano 4/5G), less squarish), new camera (8MP?), slight bump here and there (few more Mhz on processor, or memory or something).. and the rest about iOS 5. I don't really see LTE, and I'm unsure that NFC is there yet so I'd be surprised if they include, but who knows.
Edit: oh and they will have one model for all bands/carriers as they apparently could with the chip already inside the Verizon iPhone 4