Next Apple iPhone To Have a 4 Inch Display? 330
dkd903 writes "According to reports from Macotakara, Hitachi Displays Ltd and Sony Mobile Display Corporation has started shipping the screens for the iPad 3 and a 4-inch LCD screen for an unnamed iOS device. It would be fairly safe to assume that the 4-inch display will be for the next iPhone – the iPhone 5."
iPhone 5? (Score:3, Informative)
Why do people keep referring to the next iPhone as the iPhone 5? Let's count together shall we?
Original iPhone: iPhone 1
iPhone 3G: iPhone 2
iPhone 3GS: iPhone 3
iPhone 4: iPhone 4
iPhone 4S: iPhone 5
Next iPhone: iPhone 6
Now, if Apple decides to call the next iPhone the iPhone 5, then I'll gladly eat my words, but until then, c'mon now.
Re:iPhone 5? (Score:1, Informative)
Because the 4S really is the iphone 5 beta release or RC1. It's not a real phone but a hardware test platform to sort out the bugs.
Didn't Samsung or HTC patent 4 inch screens? (Score:2, Informative)
Couldn't resist...
Re:I kinda hope not. (Score:1, Informative)
I can easily type with one hand on a 4" screen (even 4.3"). Have you tried a 4" phone? Did you consider that 3.5" might not be the right size for every person?
Ahh but this is Apple. iPhone users have to live with whatever screen size is fed to them, there is no choice in the Apple world.
Re:I kinda hope not. (Score:5, Informative)
5" is too big, the bottom end of a tablet size. 4 - 4.2" is about the sweet spot for a touchscreen cell phone. 3.5" is about the bare minimum an adult male can manipulate. I have a 4" screen (seems to be about standard for android phones) and using a friend's iPhone feels very cramped in comparison, especially for things like reading text more than a paragraph long. 4" is about the bare minimum for extended reading.
Re:Thanks for the reminder! (Score:3, Informative)
You're confused. You're comparing a phone model with an OS.
iPhone is the most popular smartphone.
iOS ships on more devices than Android.
Re:Here We Go.... (Score:5, Informative)
Quantity does not equal quality.
But quantity DOES equal ad revenue, and that's what it's all about.
Re:iPhone 5? (Score:4, Informative)
Lets try again, shall we?
Original iPhone: iPhone 1,1
iPhone 3G: iPhone 2,1
iPhone 3GS: iPhone 2,2
iPhone 4: iPhone 3,1 (its really the 3!)
iPhone 4S: iPhone 3,2
iPhone 5: iPhone 4,1 ??
Re:If it's not AMOLED it'll be polarizing (Score:5, Informative)
Unfortunately, AMOLED devices require polarized filter to reduce reflection from the aluminium backplate behind the AMOLED layer. So they are polarizing too (easy to check - just rotate AMOLED-based phone while wearing polaroid glasses).
Re:iPhone 5? (Score:5, Informative)
The iPhone 4S' identification string reads "iPhone4,1" [imgur.com].