While monitors and TVs 4K just beginning their distribution, but manufacturers are preparing to continue the race permits in smartphones. On Monday, Sharp announced the screens with a diagonal of 5.5 inches and a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. The Japanese manufacturer is one of the major suppliers of LCD panels for Apple, and observers have suggested that the panel will be used in the upcoming 5.5-inch iPhone.
Commencement of commercial production of mobile displays 4K-Sharp is scheduled for 2016, the pixel density they will be equal to 806 dpi. The screen is based on technology IGZO, which involves the use of transistors based on Indium gallium zinc oxide (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide). Technology is about 5 times more energy efficient in comparison with conventional counterparts. IGZO displays used in smartphones and tablets Apple.
Interestingly, the manufacturers are not going to rest on this resolution. In the future resolution screens can walk up to the mark 8K (4320 x 7680 pixels), which is 16 times more than the resolution of Full HD. LG is already working on the creation of a 27-inch monitors such authorization for computers Apple, and after reduction of their size up to 5-6 inches will be a matter of technique.
In the meantime, the 2015 top-end smartphone is to allow Quad HD (2560 x 1400). Already a resolution on a small screen seems unnecessary, not to mention the fact that it leads to greater consumption of battery. The advantages include the ability to display 4K playback of content begins to appear in this format and work with virtual reality devices.