Apple Inc. (AAPL) is developing new iPhonedesigns including bigger screens with curved glass and enhancedsensors that can detect different levels of pressure, said aperson familiar with the plans.
Two models planned for release in the second half of nextyear will feature larger displays with glass that curvesdownward at the edges, said the person, declining to beidentified as the details aren’t public. Sensors that candistinguish heavy or light touches on the screen may beincorporated into subsequent models, the person said.
The new iPhones will be Apple’s largest at screens of 4.7and 5.5 inches, the person said, approaching in size the5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 that Samsung Electronics Co. debuted in September. The South Korean maker last month released the curved display Galaxy Round, the latest phone in an array of sizes and price points that’s helped keep it ahead of Apple in global market share.
The new Apple handsets are still in development and planshaven’t been completed, the person said, adding that the companywill probably release them in the third quarter of next year.
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