The iPhone 14s released this month do not have it, but Apple has imagined a technology thatallows the screen to self-healin case of breakage. This is in any case what a patent filed by the company in the United States demonstrates and which describes precisely how the firm intends to deploy this type of system on a foldable panel, recalling its ambitions for a flexible smartphone.already seen with other documents upstream.
It is completely understandable to see Cupertino leaning into this type of mobile to experience such an advantage. Indeed, we know that devicesfoldingare more susceptible to damage than others due to their hinge. Since it must withstand numerous physical stresses, its opening and closing capacities are theoretically limited.
An elastic screen?
Although Apple is relatively stingy with technical explanations in this file registered with the USPTO (American organization responsible for corporate intellectual property), we know that the group wants to use a layer ofelastomer. This means that the display would potentially be able to expand to absorb shock, a behavior similar to that of your most resistant organs when faced with gun bullets. Clever!
Unfortunately, as is often the case in this type of case, it isunlikelyto see such an innovation soon land on our iPhones. Indeed, there is nothing to indicate that Apple actually wants to market a self-repairing mobile, especially when we know that this could cause it to lose revenue in AppleCare+ services. Likewise, it is possible that the development of technology of this kind is still difficult on a large scale, which nevertheless requires the market for iPhones sold by the millions each year.
A price still too expensive for many
Currently, if you want to change the screen of youriPhone 14 Pro Max, it will cost you489 euroswithout having subscribed to AppleCare+ insurance or 29 euros excess if this is the case. A price which drops to 338.99 euros for the classic iPhone 14, or to 185 euros for the third generation iPhone SE. And even for an old model like the first iPhone SE of the name, the price is 165 euros.
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