A new age touch technology may be the next thing that Apple is looking at incorporating in its upcoming range of smartphones, reports The Wall Street Journal.
WSJ’s portal claims to have gotten exclusive details of the what it calls ‘Force Touch Technology’ from the suppliers of the company. The report says that this new touch technology will add sensors to the phone that can distinguish between a light tap and deep press. The sensors detect how much pressure a user puts on a screen, which allows for more nuanced interactions.
For example, it could release new applications for the phones, such as a piano-playing app that would make different sounds when touched lightly or more heavily.
Force Touch technology is already on the Apple Watch and the new line of MacBooks. The same will be introduced for iPhones later this year.
Apple tests different technologies and designs with suppliers that ultimately may not be included in a product for a variety of reasons. Mass production for some of the components used in the new phones is expected to start in May, reports the newspaper quoting anonymous suppliers.
The report, however, adds that Apple isn’t considering any changes in the size of the displays in the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhones and plans to keep the resolution similar, but may add another colour to the casing of the iPhone.
Apple’s last release of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus got an overwhelming response from the buyers. The company said it sold 74.5 million iPhones during the first quarter that ended Dec. 27 post the launch of two new larger-screen iPhones. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $18 billion, their highest-ever revenue according to the company’s official press release.
Here is what The Wall Street Journal knows about this new technology: