Before passing away, Apple cofounder and then CEO was very much involved in the redesign of the iPhone for the upcoming iPhone 5, a new report reveals.
According to Bloomberg, “Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October.”
The information is attributed by the publication to an unnamed source who is apparently familiar with the development of the iPhone 5.
The report reiterated what two reports – one from The Wall Street Journal and another from Reuters – previously said. That is, that the iPhone 5 will have a larger than 3.5-inch screen.
Recently, The Wall Street Journal claimed that its sources have told them that the iPhone 5 will have a screen at least 4 inches when measured diagonally and that production of the screen for the next iPhone will begin in June.
The report from the Journal was followed by Reuters saying that the next Apple iPhone will indeed be having a 4-inch screen.
Both reports said that the screen for the iPhone 5 will be made by LG, Sharp, and Japan Display.
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I don't't believe on that… to much time as passed to even have a big influence on iphone 5….
Umm. Is it just me or does even the concept of having a 4 inch screen seem very dated? And who's injecting these rumours all of a sudden? Rene RITCHIE of iMore has been extremely accurate with his predictions. He said, that the iPhone will probably not get a larger sized screen. And on the remote chance it does, it'll top out no more than 4 inches.
The fact is the design of the product was known a few years ago, before Jobs died. Just like they know the next design of the iPhone 6 and 7 (today).
I remember late 2010, early 2011 there was some buzz that the next iPhone [4S] would sport a 3.8 inch screen based on template designs "leaked" I wouldn't be at all surprised if Apple does go with a 3.8 inch screen and markets it as a 4.0 and larger screen.
In any event, Apple simply can't get around the concept that bigger is really better. All other smartphone manufacturers have. Apple still hasn't realized this. A puny jump from 3.5 to 4.0 is meaningless. If they just go wtih a tiny 4.0 inch screen, they're only doing this just for the sake of marketing, not practicality or functionality. They can justify to everyone who's been waiting for a larger iPhone screen, that now it's here.
One more thing. Based on Apple's history, they'll very likely keep the same screen size for the next 5-6 years which is almost like infinity in today's smartphone market. Simply put, for this reason alone, I can see HTC and Samsung gain even more ground over Apple. As a result, we could slowly start to see profits drop at Apple as a result. Analysts may say, has the Apple fanbase peaked and onto a downward trend?
Apple I Phone Are Best In The World.
Thank For Steve Jobs.