New Part Leak Corroborates iPhone 6 Display Size – 4.7 Inches

Leaked in China by Sina Weibo (a social platform akin to our own Twitter), the part reportedly measures precisely 4.7 inches on the diagonal, which corroborates talks of the smartphone boasting a bigger display to compete with Samsung’s big handsets. The component is said to be the LCD backlighting module which makes things on the screen visible with different brightness variations, depending on the level set by the user. The LCD backlighting module does not hold the LCD display itself. Rather, it is just a thin piece of material containing light-conducting pathways meant to evenly spread out the light coming from a small number of LEDs around the frame. In addition to its much bigger size, the module appears to have a redesigned...

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LG G3 for Verizon Leaks in Press Photo

Next week, South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics will make official its next flagship Android-based smartphone, the LG G3, and it seems that Verizon Wireless will be one of the carriers to add it to its offering. Leaked press photos with the Verizon flavor of the high-end mobile phone have emerged online today, courtesy of evleaks, showing the very same design that the device was already spotted with a while ago. The carrier’s branding is clearly visible on the back plate of the smartphone, as well as on top of the screen, so there’s no question about the availability of the handset on its network. However, we should note that other wireless carriers in the United States have been said to plan on launching the smartphone...

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