Apple developing futuristic iPhone displays

Apple has begun manufacturing its next generation iPhone, with Force Touch technology, first seen in the Apple Watch. Recent patent filings also show the tech giant is experimenting with all-new input systems
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HOW FORCE TOUCH WORKS

Polariser: For clearer view when wearing sunglasses

New iPhone: Looks like iPhone 6 – likely to be called iPhone 6s or iPhone 7

Release: Autumn 2015

Home button

Allows user to press firmly on screen to bring up additional controls within apps 

Sapphire glass cover

Display/ touch sensor

Backlight

Force Touch sensor: Measures pressure of finger press

Backplate
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FUTURE SCREEN SCANNER

Sapphire glass

Conductive layer

Capacitive sensing layer

Conductive layer

Sapphire glass

Polariser/display/touch sensor/backlight

Force Touch/backplate

Capacitive sensor scans fingerprint through display. Finger hovering or
waving above screen could add extra level of control

Home button: Removed once Force Touch and scanner implemented

Bigger screen

Release: Not before end of 2017
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Sources: Apple Insider, FreePatentsOnline, wire agencies Diagrams not to scale

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