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Li Dongsheng, the chairman of CSOT parent company TCL, is expected to soon visit Apple Park in Cupertino. According to The Elec, that meeting is aimed at winning supply orders for LCD panels.

Earlier in 2022, Apple was said to be evaluating CSOT as a potential OLED supplier for iPhone models. The Chinese firm was said to be forming a team to evaluate the suitability of its production lines for OLED display manufacturing.

The company"s plan to expand will put it in direct competition with other Apple suppliers, including both BOE and LG Display. The latter of those two companies is the supply chain leader for Apple devices like MacBook Pro models.

Apple has taken steps to diversify its supply chain, and doing so could give the iPhone maker a leverage point to pressure other display manufacturers to cut unit prices.

The Elec is mostly reliable when it comes to moves by Apple"s suppliers and vendors wanting to enter the chain. It is less accurate predicting the outcome or ramifications of those moves.

As Apple mainly relies on Samsung and LG to manufacture its OLED panels for the iPhone, another Chinese factory wants a piece of Cupertino’s company money. As reported by

CSOT, together with Apple, first review the OLED panel produced from its T4 factory at Wuhan, China, sources said. The factory is designed to house three phases for a total capacity of 45,000 substrates per month. Two phases are currently live.

The publication notes that it won’t be an easy path for CSOT, as China’s largest display panel maker BOE had failed “multiple times in Cupertino’s evaluation processes before finally being able to supply OLED panels to the iPhone maker.”

As 9to5Mac reported earlier this week, BOE, which currently manufactures OLED panels for iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 – and will do the same for this year’s iPhone 14 – will try to supply displays for iPhone 15 Pro as well.

Although Apple has a very high standard on its supply chains, having more options is good. As The Elec notes, “Cupertino can also already use BOE to pressure Samsung Display and LG Display into lowering their unit prices. BOE’s OLED production capacity will also expand to 144,000 substrates per month by the end of this year or early next year, triple that of the maximum capacity at CSOT’s T4 factory.”

Apple has reportedly sealed the deal with BOE for manufacturing screens for its upcoming line-up of flagship smartphones in the iPhone 14 series. It has been reported that the deal has been signed at a whopping USD 7.75 million. According to the contract, BOE will be manufacturing 25 per cent of the OLED displays for the iPhone 14 series.

BOE will only produce 6.1-inch panels under the contract. This means that the vanilla models in the iPhone 14 line-up will use displays by BOE, while the iPhone 14 Max and Pro Max models will likely stick to screens manufactured by LG and Samsung. This is the first time that the Chinese brand, known for its expertise in manufacturing displays, will be making displays for iPhones.

The company has been making waves in the tech market ever since it started making OLED panels in 2021. BOE has reported a 60 per cent hike in its production in 2021. Owing to its rapid growth, the brand has consolidated its position as the top display manufacturer in China.

Even as Apple fans are awaiting any official development on the upcoming iPhone models, several reports have hinted at the tech giant’s progress with the M3 Apple Silicon Chip. According to noted tech journalist Mark Gurman, the Cupertino-based tech giant is already working on an iMac with the latest M3 chip along with around nine other new mac models.

Gurman in his latest newsletter said that Apple is working on iMac with M3 chip, however, he has not disclosed any specific details. Besides, he has also indicated that the M3 version for the desktop is also in the works. Other than iMac, the tech expert says that Apple could also be working on an iMac Pro with M3 chip.

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Since the iPhone 7/7 Plus has been released for quite a long time, finally the China made iPhone 7/7 Plus screen replacementscame out in the market. we’ve got some iPhone 7 series LCD screen replacements samples and done some tests on them, now let’s take a closer look at these new iPhone 7 series LCD screen replacements!(TianmaandLGsources for testing)

From the picture below, we can see that there is no difference between the China made iPhone 7 series display and the original ones, however, back to the rear side, we can easily figure out which one is which, cause the original one has Apple logo on it while the China made screen has none.

By comparing these two iPhone 7 screens, we can find that the screen flex cables are much different, there are extra IC on the China-Made iPhone 7 screen while the original one has none. And the original iPhone 7 series screen flex cable is integrated together while on the China-Made iPhone 7 series screen the touch function flex cable is soldered to the display and 3D touch flex cable.

During our test, we found that the display color between our after-market iPhone 7 screen and original screen seems a little different although they are not effecting the touch function. And to be honest, there may have some black dots on the screen because of impurities within the screen module when laminating the LCD and backlight together, without any doubt, this can be solved with technical improvement.

The China-Made iPhone 7 series LCD screen assembly replacement still remains to be improved in quality and performance compared to the original ones, the exposed IC, heavier screen flex cable ribbon, and the screen color difference, the touch function stability, although the price is attractive. However, the China made iPhone 7 series screen replacement is under the improvement, and sooner or later their quality and performance can be quite close to original ones and acceptable, if you"re going to stock up some non-original iPhone 7 series LCD screen replacement, pay more attention and we’ll keep you updated with further information about after-market iPhone 7 series screen replacement!

Selecting a Chinese company would be a surprising move, given the company has warned of the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on its business. Many of Apple"s major products, including the iPhone, are produced in China.

Last month, we told you that a bailout of Apple LCD supplier Japan Display was running into some trouble. The company, which produces the Liquid Retina display for the iPhone XR and LCD panels for older models, depends on Apple for 60.6% of its business. Because it was late to enter the OLED market, the company has been bleeding red ink. A Chinese state-run fund and a display producer in Taiwan were ready to inject cash into the company for nearly half of its equity. But that deal has been revised partially due to Japan Display"s worsening financial condition.

Today, Japan"s Asahi reports (via 9to5Google) that Apple will invest $100 million in Japan Display. As part of this bailout, Apple will reportedly increase orders to the supplier for LCD panels, taking business away from its China-based supply chain. The display producer was supposed to receive an injection of $650 million led by China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund and Taiwan panel maker TPK Holding Co.; Japan Display issued a release on Tuesday saying that it still expects to receive this cash infusion but from different investors. TPK and China have pulled out, and have been replaced by a Chinese investment firm called Harvest Technology and Hong Kong investment firm Oasis. Apple"s cash will help Japan Display in the short term while it waits to close on the $650 million restructuring that it still believes will happen. Harvest is expected to put up the equivalent of $500 million with another $150 million coming from Oasis

Besides developing its OLED line too late, Japan Display cut production of the iPhone XR display in December. And while it has continued to lose money, Apple apparently needs to keep the company afloat. Besides producing displays for the iPhone, it does make the OLED screens used on the Apple Watch. This isn"t the first time that the tech giant cut a check to its LCD supplier. Back in 2015, Apple fronted the outfit much of the $1.5 billion it cost to build a new LCD plant, although the timing was bad. Because smartphone manufacturers continue to migrate to OLED from LCD, that factory runs at half capacity. And Apple"s deal with Japan Display called for it to be reimbursed for the $1.5 billion through a percentage of each display sold. Earlier this year, a report noted that Apple is still owed most of the money that it laid out.

"The total amount of the funds to be procured by JDI accompanied with the investment from the Expected Allotteewill be JPY 80 billion at most, and there is no change from the expected procured amount stated in the press release announced on April 12, 2019"-Japan Display

There is no disputing that Japan Display needs a bailout. In 2017, the company reported a loss of $260 million that ballooned into a huge $2.3 billion deficit last year. Not coincidentally, the first iPhone to sport an OLED panel (the Apple iPhone X) was launched late in 2017. Last year, Apple released three models and two of them feature OLED displays. We expect to see no changes to the displays for the 2019 iPhone models expected to be unveiled this September. Apple sources the OLED panels used for the iPhone from Samsung and LG. Next year"s iPhones are expected to stick to OLED displays although Japan Display will still be able to supply Apple with LCD panels for older models, just as it does now.

Investors applauded Apple"s move by lifting the price of Japan Display"s stock price by 39% in New York trading. The company was formed in 2011 when the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) helped merge the display businesses belonging to Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi. The factories started humming on April 1, 2012.

Rumors about Apple ditching Samsung as a display supplier have been around for years now. Actually, it was believed that Chinese-based BOE would step up and make the OLED screens for 2020’s iPhone 12 series, but the company failed to deliver its first shipment to Apple due to quality control problems and validation issues.

The latest estimates suggest that between 10 and 20% of all iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 devices use BOE displays. Now, according to a new report from The Elec, BOE is looking to further improve its manufacturing processes and will try to supply LTPO displays for the flagship iPhone 15 models in 2023.

Up until now, the more advanced variable refresh rate OLED panels (iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max) have been all manufactured by Samsung and LG (mostly Samsung). The LTPO tech allows the phone to lower its refresh rate when displaying static images, conserving energy, while bumping it up when scrolling or viewing moving scenes.

LTPO is a fancy acronym for Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide, and it describes the materials used to manufacture the display panel and its little pixels. Up until the LTPO tech became available, phones and other gadgets all used LTPS technology. That’s another acronym - Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon, and as you can see, the difference is tiny.

Without getting too technical, we can try to explain what one word in an abbreviation can do for a smartphone display. The old LTPS tech needs additional hardware to switch its refresh rate, and phones like the OnePlus 8 Pro can only switch between 60Hz and 120Hz.

The LTPO displays, on the other hand, use different material for the transistors that drive the pixels (it’s Indium gallium zinc oxide - IGZO) which allows the phone to run at virtually any refresh rate in a certain range - in the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra case - from 1Hz to 120Hz with everything in between.

With LTPO, smart algorithms can detect a static image and lower the refresh rate down to 1Hz to save battery. When you start scrolling or the image changes, the display can very quickly go up to 120Hz for the smoothest possible experience.

There’s only one big drawback to this technology and it is its price. In the past, LTPO and IGZO displays required bigger pixels to operate and the resulting resolution wasn’t top of the crops but not that’s been sorted out and the manufacturing costs remain the sole concern.

Choose to display a set of widgets as part of your Lock Screen to glance at information like the weather, time, date, battery levels, upcoming calendar events, alarms, time zones, and Activity ring progress.

Choose from a set of dynamic, classic, and landscape Lock Screens created especially for iOS 16. Apple collections include Lock Screens to celebrate special cultural moments, like Pride and Unity.

Set boundaries within Apple apps like Calendar, Mail, Messages, and Safari for each Focus you enable. For example, choose a set of Tab Groups to show up in Safari while in the Work Focus, or hide your work calendar when you’re using the Personal Focus.

Sign in to websites or apps on other devices, including non‑Apple devices, with your saved passkey by scanning the QR code with your iPhone or iPad and using Face ID or Touch ID to authenticate.

As part of Apple Card, the Daily Cash hub helps you learn how to earn Daily Cash, view the lifetime Daily Cash you’ve received, track your progress toward offers, and find the latest Bonus Daily Cash Merchants.

Apple Pay Order Tracking allows users to receive detailed receipts and order tracking information in Wallet for Apple Pay purchases with participating merchants.

Now you can specify purchase amounts for multiple merchants within a single Apple Pay payment sheet. This gives you the flexibility to make a bundled purchase — such as a travel package with flight, rental car, and hotel — then send payments to individual merchants.

Matter is a new smart home connectivity standard that will enable compatible accessories to work together seamlessly, across platforms. Matter will allow you to choose from even more compatible smart home accessories and control them with the Home app and Siri on Apple devices.

Track and meet your fitness goals even if you don’t have an Apple Watch. Using iPhone motion sensors, your steps, distance, and third‑party workouts will give you an estimate of your calories to contribute to your daily Move goal.

The next generation of CarPlay covers all of a driver’s screens for a cohesive experience. Deep communication with the vehicle’s systems allows for driving information on instrument cluster displays and control of the radio and HVAC. This new version of CarPlay is specific to each vehicle, accommodating unique screen shapes and layouts. New levels of personalization allow drivers to choose their gauge cluster design, including brand‑specific options.

Fully control Apple Watch from iPhone and use Switch Control, Voice Control, or any other assistive features on iPhone to get the most out of your Apple Watch.

Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD. The wireless web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.

Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction 14-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.

Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction 16-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.

The new Home architecture is a separate update in the Home app, and will be available in a software update later this year. It requires all Apple devices that access the home to be using the latest software. Sharing control of your home and receiving Home notifications require a home hub. Only Apple TV and HomePod are supported as home hubs.

Owners of iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, or Apple TV products may obtain service and parts from Apple service providers, including Apple Retail Stores and Independent Repair Providers, for a minimum of 5 years from when Apple last distributed the product for sale.

Apple discontinues hardware service for certain technologically-obsolete products. Your device is supported by ongoing OS updates and backed by a network of more than 5,000 Apple-certified repair locations that you can count on if something unexpected happens.

Apple devices are designed to be long-lasting. They are made of durable materials that are heavily-tested in our Reliability Testing Lab. The longer you use your device, the better it is for the planet. For more information about Apple and the environment, go to https://www.apple.com/environment.

For products purchased in France, see Statutory Warranties of Seller and Spare Parts. Owners of new iPhone or Mac laptop products purchased after December 31, 2020 in France, may obtain service and parts from Apple or Apple service providers for 7 years from the date the product model was last supplied by Apple for distribution into France.

Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago. Monster-branded Beats products are considered obsolete regardless of when they were purchased.

Apple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products, with the sole exception of Mac laptops that are eligible for an additional battery-only repair period. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products.

Details: iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is premium matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Main, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s an LED True Tone flash on the back. In the United States, there is no SIM tray. In other countries or regions, there"s a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card.

Details: iPhone 14 Pro has a 6.1-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is premium matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Main, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s an LED True Tone flash on the back. In the United States, there is no SIM tray. In other countries or regions, there"s a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card.

Details: The iPhone 14 Plus has a 6.7 inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Main. In the United States, there is no SIM tray. In other countries or regions, there"s a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card.

Details: The iPhone 14 has a 6.1 inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Main. In the United States, there is no SIM tray. In other countries or regions, there"s a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There"s a 12 MP Wide camera on the back. There"s an LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 13 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 13 Pro has a 6.1-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Wide. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 13 mini has a 5.4-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Wide. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 12 Pro Max has a 6.7-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 12 Pro has a 6.1-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a flat-edge stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a LiDAR Scanner on the back. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 12 has a 6.1-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Wide. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 12 mini has a 5.4-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is glass, and there"s a flat-edged anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Wide. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the left side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 11 Pro has a 5.8-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 11 Pro Max has a 6.5-inch1 all-screen Super Retina XDR display. The back is textured matte glass, and there"s a stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are three 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch1 Liquid Retina display. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are two 12 MP cameras on the back: Ultra Wide and Wide. There"s a Dual-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone XS has a 5.8-inch1all-screen Super Retina display. The back is glass, and there"s a stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are 12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone XS Max has a 6.5-inch1all-screen Super Retina display. The back is glass, and there"s a stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are 12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card.

Details: iPhone XR has a 6.1-inch1 Liquid Retina display. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There is a 12 MP wide-angle camera on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: iPhone X has a 5.8-inch1all-screen Super Retina display. The back is glass, and there"s a stainless steel band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. There are 12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is glass, and there"s an anodized aluminum band around the frame. The side button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There are 12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There"s a Quad-LEDTrue Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The device has a solid-state Home button with Touch ID. There are dual 12 MP cameras on the back. There"s a Quad-LED True Tone flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 4 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat. The back is anodized aluminum with matte chamfered edges and a stainless steel inset logo. The Sleep/Wake button is on the top of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There"s a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The glass front is flat with curved edges. The back is anodized aluminum with a laser-etched "S". The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There"s a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The front is flat with curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum with a laser-etched "S". The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There"s a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the SIM tray.

Details: The display is 4.7 inches (diagonal). The front is flat with curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There"s a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.

Details: The display is 5.5 inches (diagonal). The front has curved edges and is made of glass. The back is anodized aluminum. The Sleep/Wake button is on the right side of the device. The Home button has Touch ID. There"s a True Tone LED flash on the back and a SIM tray on the right side that holds a "fourth form factor" (4FF) nano-SIM card. The IMEI is etched on the back cover.

Details: The back housing is made of plastic. The imprint on the back case is the same bright and shiny silver as the Apple logo. There"s a SIM tray on the top side that holds a "second form factor" (2FF) mini-SIM. The serial number is printed on the SIM tray.

Details: The back housing is made of plastic. The imprint on the back of the phone is less shiny than the Apple logo above it. There"s a SIM tray on the top side that holds a "second form factor" (2FF) mini-SIM. The serial number is printed on the SIM tray.

The display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 5.42 inches (iPhone 12 mini), 5.85 inches (iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone 11 Pro), 6.06 inches (iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 11, and iPhone XR), 6.46 inches (iPhone XS Max and iPhone 11 Pro Max), and 6.68 inches (iPhone 12 Pro Max) diagonally. Actual viewable area is less.

Recently, Apple has been reported to ask suppliers in Taiwan to affix the label “Made in China” to parts being shipped to China after tensions increased between the two countries. What challenges does the Taiwan-China relationship present, why has Apple asked this, and should Apple reconsider its stance on the Taiwanese situation?

Recently, Apple has been reported to ask suppliers in Taiwan to replace labels saying“Made in Taiwan” with “Made in China”on products being shipped to China. This request comes after increasing tensions between Taiwan and China due to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which has seen China become more stringent with imports from Taiwan. According to Apple, China will often impose fines and fees on products coming from Taiwan that do not specify “Taiwan, China” or “Chinese Taipei”, and Taiwan will do the same for products leaving Taiwan that do not specify “Made in Taiwan”, or more hilariously, “Made in the Republic of China”.

Interestingly, this is not the first time Apple has made a move that ignores Taiwanese independence; it was not long ago when Apple removed the Taiwanese flag from iPhones in China and Hong Kong in accordance with Chinese law. However, Apple asking Taiwanese suppliers to remove references to an independent country is seeing a backlash from the general public and will undoubtedly hurt their reputation (especially when considering that Apple takes advantage of being based in a free country that supports democracies but selectively chooses to ignore the ones that are inconvenient).

It is very easy to sit here in our comfortable democratic countries and use our keyboard warrior skills to shame Apple for not recognising Taiwanwhile consuming products designed by the company we are shamingand manufactured in the country we disagree with. The painful truth in the matter is that Apple, at the end of the day, is a company, and it has responsibilities to its shareholders, its employees, and all businesses that work with Apple throughout its entire supply chain. As such, it made a financially sound decision that will help to ensure the release of its next generation of iPhones which the keyboard warriors will undoubtedly be waiting in line for.