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Its forecast for the iPhones with 4.7-inch
(11.9-cm) and 5.5-inch (14-cm) displays is much larger than the
initial order last year of between 50 million and 60 million for
iPhone 5S and 5C models, the people told the Journal.
Foxconn and Pegatron Corp plan to start mass producing the
4.7-inch iPhone model next month, and Hon Hai Precision Industry
Co Ltd, whose parent is Foxconn, will begin making the 5.5-inch
version exclusively in September, the people said.
Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch (10.2-cm)
panels on Apple's existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.
The new phone models are also expected to feature metal cases
similar to the iPhone 5S and likely come in multiple colors, the
people said.
Both iPhone 6 screens are expected to use in-cell touch panel
technology, built into the screen and allowing for thinner
construction than with standard touch panel films, that was
introduced with the iPhone 5, sources told Reuters in March.
There could be difficulties with in-cell production technology
for the larger 5.5-inch size, one of the sources told Reuters
then.
To factor in the possibility of a higher failure rate for
displays, Apple has asked component makers to be prepared to
make up to 120 million iPhones, the people told the Journal on
Monday.
(Reporting by Mridhula Raghavan in Bangalore; Editing by Cynthia
Osterman and Mohammad Zargham)
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