Iphone 5 Tim Cook seems to rule out the possibility of an iphone 5 with a 4 inch screen

May 31, 2012 by

Tim Cook seems to have ruled out the possibility of an iphone 5coming with a 4 inch screen, according to the website The Verge,  Tim Cook speaking at the D:10 conference says:-                                                     

” One things is that we’re not fragmented. Look at the percentage of users who upgraded to IOS5. We have one App store. We have one phone with one screen size, one resolution. So it’s pretty simple if you’re a developer”.

 

This comment made by Apple’s Tim Cook at the D:10 conference seem to conflict with most of the rumours that are flying around out there at the moment, that are claiming that the iphone 5 is coming with at least a 4 inch screen. 9to5Mac for example, who are a reliable source are claiming to have leaked images of parts of an iphone 5. As you can see in the image above courtesy of 9to5Mac here is a screen measuring 3.999 inches diagonally from corner to corner.

In reality nobody knows for sure what Apple has up it’s sleeves when it comes to the specs of the iphone 5, Apple have a good record of keeping secrets regarding their future planned products. If Apple fail to bring out a new iphone with at least a 4 inch screen, they are at risk of falling behind its competitors. This is because many of the top end smart phones, such as the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S3 are coming packed with better features like quad-core processors, gorilla glass and almost five-inch screens.

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iphone 5 is to get a 4 inch screen but there’s a catch

May 15, 2012 by

It looks likely that the iphone 5 is to get a 4 inch screen, but there’s a catch. The catch is that only the height of the screen is being increased according to iLounge, they go on to say that the height of the screen is being increased by 11mm or 0.45 inches.  This will allow for an extra row of icons being added to the screen. This will also make the iphone about 10 mms taller than the previous iphone 4s, so consequently increasing the bulk of the phone so possibly upsetting potential customers. Also if they did up the screens height it would prove to be a headache for app developers moving from a 4:3 aspect ratio to a 16:9 aspect ratio. The best thing Apple could do is increase the phone screen size diagonally up to 3.7 or 4 inches. This would keep everything proportionate so making it easier for apps developers to accommodate their apps. Adopting  a 3.7 inch screen would also avoid having to increase the dimensions of the phone, so not risking the phone becoming too bulky in size.

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