Apple also is expected to release an iPhone with minor updates to last year's $1,000 model and another version made of cheaper materials, including a 6.1-inch LCD screen.
Apple
is expected to unveil its biggest and most expensive iPhone
on Wednesday as part of a lineup of three new models aimed at
widening the product's appeal amid slowing sales growth.
Most
of the buzz is swirling around a rumoured iPhone that is supposed to
boast a 6.5-inch OLED screen, up from 5.8 inches on the existing
iPhone X.
OLED
is a step up from traditional LCD technology in offering a display
without a backlight, so black is truly black rather than simply dark.
If
the speculation pans out, the even-bigger iPhone would represent
Apple's
attempt to feed consumers' appetite for increasingly bigger screens
as they rely on smartphones to watch and record video, as well as
take photos wherever they are.
The
iPhone X, a dramatically redesigned model released last fall, got rid
of the home button and introduced facial-recognition technology to
unlock the device.
It
was the first mass-market smartphone to demand a $1,000 starting
price. Although the iPhone X didn't fulfill analysts' lofty sales
expectations, it fared well enough for Apple to up the ante with the
bigger model, whose price is expected to unveil Wednesday.
Apple
also is expected to release an iPhone with minor updates to last
year's $1,000 model and another version made of cheaper materials,
including a 6.1-inch LCD screen.
Even
so, the cheaper iPhone is still expected to sell for $650 to $750.
The cheaper phone also is expected to lose the home button. Price
cuts for older models, with the home button, are also likely.
Names
for the new devices aren't known. The company may also announce a new
smartwatch. Apple didn't comment ahead of Wednesday's event, which is
being held at its Cupertino, California, headquarters.
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