iPhone 6, AMOLED tablets cited in 2014 display forecast

DisplaySearch has released a
forecast covering new display
tech in 2014, which includes
speculation about screens
that may arrive on the iPhone
6, iWatch, large iPad, and
Android tablets.
The researcher sees at least
two iPhone 6 possibilities as
upgrades from the iPhone 5S'
4-inch 1,136x640-pixel
resolution (see chart below).
At the high end would be a
5.5-inch 1,920x1,080 display
based on LTPS (low-
temperature polysilicon) LCD
-- the same technology used
in the 5S.
If accurate, that means Apple
would get closer to the
resolution on the Samsung
Galaxy S4 -- which is a 5-
inch, 1,920x1,080 display.
That's where any similarities
would end, though. The S4
uses Samsung's radically
different Super AMOLED tech.
And speaking of AMOLED, that
could land on Apple's
rumored iWatch, according to
DisplaySearch. The flexible
AMOLED display would be a
first for Apple.
AMOLED could also begin to
appear increasingly on tablet
displays, where it's been
conspicuously absent.
Specifically, DisplaySearch
sees a possible 8.4-inch and
10.5-inch AMOLED displays
(the latter has been rumored
to appear on a Google Nexus
series tablet).
DisplaySearch also reiterated
that a future "new iPad" would
use a 12.9-inch 2,732x2,048
display -- that would basically
be the same pixel density as
the iPad Air.
Of course, at this point in time
the above are merely
projections. "Not all of the
panels listed here will go into
mass production, as panel
maker strategies can change,"
wrote David Hsieh, in his blog
posted on Monday.