A new report has shown that OLED models of Apple's coming smartphones will support the Apple Pencil.

The usage of the pencil might make sense on large iPhone screens with edge-to-edge display with the main obstacle being that the device would have to support the pencil's low-latency technology.

If the reports are anything to go by, then Apple might be compelled to design a new iPhone case with a pencil holder, rather than have users keep the accessory loose.

Reports so far have it that both OLED models of Apple's 2018 release will offer three storage tiers as against two offered by 2017's iPhone X. In addition to the 64GB and 256GB variants, there will also be a 512GB variant. This 512GB may as well be the next new thing as it is found in the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 as well.

The move to include the Apple Pencil would put the coming iPhones in direct competition with the Galaxy Note 9, which not only comes with a stylus but has a special slot for storage and charging as well.

Even though a pencil might be of limited use on a small screen, it could also be useful for taking notes and making annotations. It may especially come in handy in the plus models which are usually bigger.

Apple's 2018 iPhones Release Dates

If Apple's past launches are anything to go by, then we should expect the new iPhones to make their official debut in September, 2018.

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Knew this was coming after iPhone X release.

Hehe. iFans will praise and name it revolutionary whilst Samsung fans will laugh at them because S pen has been doing the job for years.

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Hehe. iFans will praise and name it revolutionary whilst Samsung fans will laugh at them because S pen has been doing the job for years.

iPhone Fans can only be thankful.

I think the idea of adding stylus functionalities to a phone kind of shifts away from the iPhone's core values: iPhones are phones 'that just works', having stylus functionalities and more is expected from a device that's 'more than just a phone'- Samsung's cue-

Apple is changing, and that change is welcome.