One of the main contractors Apple, the company Quanta Computer, begin to build smart watch Apple Watch early next year. According to Taiwanese newspaper United Daily News, the initial production of the device is between 3 and 5 million copies.
It is reported that the start of production of Apple Watch scheduled for January. Currently, Quanta Computer is already active training, which is expressed, including, in the recruitment of new workers. According to sources, the number of employees in production has increased from 3,000 to 10,000.
Under the agreement, Quanta Computer has no right to engage in product assembly, which will compete with Apple Watch. It may well be that such a contract clause proved unacceptable to the second credible supplier Inventec, with the result that all orders passed to Quanta Computer.
According to reports, during the 2015 LG Display should monthly supply for Apple Watch approximately 5 million screens. Thus, during the 2015 American computer electronics giant expects to sell at least 50-60 million hours. Notably, Apple has decided not to use their handheld device displays Samsung. Although completely abandon the service main competitor failed. According to some reports, Samsung Electronics will collect for Apple Watch highly integrated system in the body (system-in-package, SiP) S1.
Model Apple Smart watch with the size of 38 mm equipped with a screen diagonal of 1.3 inches 240 x 320 pixels (299 ppi), and more dimensional model has a diagonal of 1.5 inches display of the same resolution (261 ppi). Both versions use flexible screens, made by technology AMOLED. Protection of the matrix provides a strong sapphire crystal, which acts as supplier GT Advanced.
According to analysts' estimates, the screen assembly, with all component parts for Apple Watch size 42 mm is priced at $ 27.41. In this case, the cost of the display is $ 7.86, but the touchpad with sapphire glass costs $ 19.55. It is known that the watch is a 4 and 8 GB of internal memory and 512 MB of RAM.
According to unconfirmed data, Apple Watch will go on sale in February 2015.