The iPhone 6 might not be the only thing coming in two sizes this fall.
A new report by the Wall Street Journal says Apple's rumored iWatch wearable will come with two different sized OLED screens.
Last June we heard the iPhone might be coming in a rather large 2.5-inch screen (half the display real estate of an iPhone 4s), as well as a more pedestrian 1.5-inch screen. However, this is the first time we've heard of an OLED screen.
Classically Apple has chosen its Retina screens over OLED screen technology as a fashion statement.
In fact Apple CEO Tim Cook has insulted OLED screens for their "awful" color saturation and accuracy. Now it seems the iPhone maker is embracing the screen technology for a prolonged battery life with it first wearable.
New-old tech
Even more interestingly sources in the know of Apple's plans also claim its first wearable could come with near field communication technology to let users pair their wrist worn devices with smartphones and tablets easily.
What's more, adding NFC technology could be a key piece in Apple's purported plan to create a tap-to-pay system. Supposedly embedding these small electronic stamps into the Apple's wearable will let users pay for goods, gasoline, transportation and other services by simply waving their wrist near a NFC receiver.
The Journal reports credit cards attached users' iTunes accounts will be tied to the NFC chip allowing them to pay for everything without having to take out their wallet.
It also appears Apple is adopting NFC for the iPhone 6 as well according to a patent spotted just days ago on August 28. Still, Apple will have a lot of catching up to do with the droves of NFC equipped Android Phones, as well as payment systems like Google Wallet.
Breaking the mold
As for when all of Apple's latest and greatest tech will be announced, The New York Times just dropped a hot report they will both be announced next Tuesday.
The report states Apple isn't just stopping with OLED and NFC technologies. Apple will supposedly also incorporate a flexible display shielded by scratch resistant Sapphire. Apparently the wearable will even include wireless charging.
It's surprising and exciting Apple is putting so much tech into its new device. The Cupertino company has classically been hesitant about including new technologies into its mobile devices, but apparently it has even tried out solar technology into the iWatch - which reportedly ended in a failed experiment.
In one last slightly related note, the Times' sources also claim the iPhone 6 will have a special one-handed mode. Supposedly, Apple has been tweaking its software interfaces to make it easier for users to still use this rumored larger iPhone with just one hand.
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