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Apple Inc plans to use alarger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders forthe new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar withthe situation said on Wednesday.
The new iPhone screens will measure4 inches from corner to corner, one source said.That would represent a roughly30 percent increase in viewing area, assuming Apple keeps other dimensionsproportional. Apple has used a 3.5-inch screen since introducing the iPhonein2007.
Early production of the newscreens has begun at three suppliers: Korea's LG Display Co Ltd, Sharp Corp andJapan Display Inc, a Japanese government-brokered merger combining the screenproduction of three companies.
It is likely all three of thescreen suppliers will get production orders from Apple, which could begin assoon as June. That would allow the new iPhone to go into production as soon asAugust, if the company follows its own precedent in moving from orders forprototypes for key components to launch.
Apple's decision to equip thenext iPhone with a larger screen represents part of a competitive response toSamsung Electronics Co Ltd.
Samsung unveiled itstop-of-the line Galaxy smartphone with a 4.8-inch touch-screen and a fasterprocessor earlier this month.
With consumers becoming moreand more comfortable using smartphones for tasks they once performed onlaptops, like watching video, other smartphone manufacturers have also movedtoward bigger displays.
Why are companies making bigger display screens?
A、Because big screens are fashionable.
B、Because bigger screens makes dialing easier.
C、Because consumers are using phones for things they used to do on their laptops.
D、Because consumers like phones better than laptops.
【正确答案】：C
【名师解析】:题目中提到消费者越来越倾向于使用智能手机完成他们以前在笔记本电脑上进行的任务，例如观看视频。这表明智能手机的屏幕大小对于消费者来说越来越重要，因为大屏幕可以提供更好的观看体验和更便捷的多任务处理能力。因此，智能手机制造商正在向更大的显示屏发展，以满足消费者的需求和市场趋势。选项C正确地指出了这一点，即消费者使用手机进行他们过去在笔记本电脑上进行的活动，这是导致公司制造更大显示屏的主要原因。其他选项，如时尚性、拨号便利性或消费者对手机的偏好，并没有在文中提及，也不是制造商增加屏幕尺寸的主要动机。