Rumor: Apple 10 Anniversary Smartphone is Upper Than $1000

Apple is reportedly to pull the curtains for its quantity limited 10th Anniversary iPhone in this year, in addition to the normal update of hardwares. This indicates that the tech giant will release 3 new phones in this year. They are iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s plus and iPhone 8. iPhone 8 is reportedly to utilize a 5.8 inch bezel-less OLED screen, and will be featured with purely new functions. The price tag will be estimated upper than 1000 US dollars.

However, the name of the super commemorative iPhone hasn’t been determined. It may also be iPhone X.

Prior to this, hundred of news in the market are directing to the rumors that iPhone 8 will utilize OLED screen. But the Fast Company seems to admit this. As the report tell us, the OLED screen opted by iPhone 8 is actually from Samsung, with a double time price tag of LCD screen with the same dimension. Right now, Samsung is the only smartphone manufacturer that can offer OLED screens with a large volume. LG Display, JDI and Sharp haven’t even joined into this team.

Besides, iPhone 8 is likely to utilize a glass back case and remove all the entity buttons. Home button will be incorperated into the screen, whereas the volume buttons and the unlock button will be gathered at touch bar inside the metal bezels.

But the most interesting part is the cooperation between Apple and Lumentum, which is an optical technology manufacturer. Accoring to the Fast Company, Apple will adapted the 3D sensing technology from Lumentum into iPhone 8. And Fast Company guessed, Lumentum’s skill is utilized to improve the performance of photography, Augmented Reality (AR) and even the identification. But all of these information are appropriate to be heard only, which are rumors.