A
new report of a 4-inch iPhone 5 has surfaced, rekindling flames of past rumors
pegging an upcoming Apple smartphone with a larger screen.
With
Hitachi and Sony tipped to have already begun shipping 4-inch LCD panels for a
new Apple iOS device, it appears a larger iPhone could be on the horizon,
though the unconfirmed report did not specifically state that the 4-inch
display is for that rumored iPhone 5.
This
new finding contradicts an earlier report that claimed a 4-inch iPhone model
was cancelled due to former CEO, Steve Jobs’, fear of fragmenting the iOS
market. With apps currently able to support two resolutions – 960 x 260 for
smartphones and 1024 x 768 for the iPad – Apple would be forced to include a third
resolution, as a larger screen would mean a higher resolution. According to
this report, Jobs pulled the device a few months before the launch.
Yet,
with a new CEO, Apple could be working past these issues and may soon offer a
4-inch smartphone. Previous rumors claim the device will be about 8mm longer
than the current iPhone and will sport a metal casing, though not the
distinctive teardrop-shaped profile that had people talking months ago. The
phone is also said to be LTE-enabled and will feature a 10MP camera, which
would be an upgrade to the 8MP shooter currently on the iPhone 4S. With
optimists believing the company will introduce the sixth generation iPhone in
June 2012, we could be seeing more of this device sometime soon.
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