Apple could release 'iPhone X Plus' with a 6.5-inch display next year
Not a month has passed since the release of the iPhone X and predictions about next year's models are already out. KGI Securities Analyst Ming Chi Kuo said that Apple will be releasing three full-screen iPhones, two of which will use (organic light-emitting diode) OLED screens.
Kuo's predictions first circulated on the site MacRumors, and the report detailed the dimensions of the phones' displays. The top of the line model, which analysts tentatively called the "iPhone X Plus," will boast a 6.5-inch OLED screen and a pixel density of 480–500 pixels per inch (ppi).
The second one will have a 5.1-inch OLED screen, sporting 458 ppi. Analysts believe that this one will be the second-generation iPhone X, considering that it has the exact screen dimensions of the current flagship phone.
The third model will have a 6.1-inch thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) screen, with 320–330 ppi. Kuo stated that this model will be targeted at the mid-range and low-end market, while the models with OLEDs will be included in Apple's high-end lineup, if the predictions serve true. The KGI Securities analyst believes that the OLED models will be Apple's attempt to "satisfy various needs of the high-end market."
On the other hand, the starting price for the 6.1-inch TFT-LCD model is predicted to be at $649. The Verge noted how this is "too cheap," considering that even the iPhone 8 — a previous-generation model by then — starts at $699. Also, the only drawback of the TFT-LCD is that it packs fewer pixels per inch, resulting in a display of slightly lower fidelity.
In any case, Kuo predicted that all three phone models will feature the iconic "notch," as well as iPhone's TrueDepth camera system.
Of course, these are predictions and none of the models have been 100% confirmed. Still, The Verge noted that Kuo's iPhone predictions have been reasonably accurate over the past years.
