The next iPhone will unlock with your eyes: Report
Apple has tabled request to its chip and component suppliers to start trail production.
The iPhone may have just celebrated its 10th birthday, but Apple is certainly not eyeing to put the celebrations to an end until the release of the next iPhone, the iPhone ‘8’.
Expectations are high about the new iPhone; especially after complaints of last iPhone which features a few iterations that were not enough to justify upgrading.
But the upcoming range of iPhone is already said to feature OLED panels from Samsung Display, which the Apple has ordered in sufficient amount. It is also said to include wireless charging according to industry sources.
Apart from this, based on a new report by DigiTimes, citing industry sources, is saying the iPhone will sport the iris technology too. (The technology which could have gained popularity in the market when it came equipped in the Galaxy Note 7.)
“In addition to an OLED screen, the iPhone 8 will come with wireless charging and iris scanning technology, industry sources disclosed,” the report reads.
Also the report said that Apple has tabled request to its chip and component suppliers to start trail production, however the delivery of part and components for production will start later only in the second-half of first quarter 2017.
Other than the next iPhone, Samsung's next flagship phone, Galaxy S8, is expected to feature the iris technology.