The latest news from smartphone giant Apple has led many in the industry to believe that the latest device from the company could pack a whopping punch of a screen resolution of 1,704-by-960! In the past twelve months, other big names in the mobile industry have released Android devices which have significantly increased in screen size, in comparison to their earlier counterparts. When speculating about why it has taken Apple so long to catch up with this trend, insiders have said that increasing the screen size so significantly can wreak havoc for developers, as they will be required to update their programming to suit the new specifications.
Source: http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/14/apples-next-iphones-may-pack-a-screen-resolution-of-1704-x-960/
Keeping this in mind, many industry professionals are predicting that the new iPhone could come with an impressive 1,704 x 960 screen, which would be a multiplication of the screen size in both directions, in an attempt to make the transition less of an inconvenience for loyal iOS developers. We’ve seen this kind of thing from Apple before, so it’s not a far leap to what could realistically be the new smartphone size in the coming months.
While there are a number of great benefits to having a larger screen display, from no more squinting to better graphics potential and everything in between, is bigger always better in the case of a smart phone? Sure, all these things are great, but is it going a little too far when we’re struggling to fit our mobile phone into the pocket of our jeans? These are meant to be portable, convenient and sleek devices after all.
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