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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.
How many different suppliers will most likely be involved in the production of Apple's new iPhone screens?
A、Two
B、Three
C、Four
D、Five
【正确答案】：A
【名师解析】:根据文章内容，Apple计划从韩国和日本的供应商那里订购下一代iPhone的显示屏。文章中提到了三家供应商：韩国的LG Display Co Ltd、日本的Sharp Corp和通过日本政府促成合并的Japan Display Inc。这三家公司已经开始了新屏幕的早期生产。尽管文章提到了三家公司，但并没有明确指出所有三家都会获得生产订单。然而，文章中提到"all three of the screen suppliers will likely get production orders from Apple"，意味着这三家公司很有可能都会参与到生产中。因此，正确答案是选项B.Three。