14 DAY TRIAL // Whether or not the image to the left is an actual iPhone 5 ‘leak’, it is exciting to envision Apple’s next smartphone with a larger screen real estate, though it should be noted that such ‘leaks’ don’t always speak the truth.
Published in a timely updated report covering all kinds of iPhone 5 and iPhone nano rumors coming out of China, the picture in question does seem legit, but whether that screen is actually going to be used by Apple in its iPhone 5 remains to be seen.
In other words, a picture of an alleged iPhone 5 part doesn’t necessarily have to be doctored to be false. This could well be a fake iPhone 5 screen in itself, created just for the purpose of generating hype, and page views.
Then again, it’s just as possible that this alleged four-inch touchscreen digitizer layer is a real iPhone 5 part. Plus, rumors of the iPhone 5 having a four-inch screen have been circulating for a while now.
The edge-to-edge design suggests that Apple’s next-generation iPhone will boast not only a bigger screen, but also a bigger view of everything that currently makes up iOS.
It is almost unconceivable that Apple will rewrite its highly regarded mobile operating system, not to mention force developers to take new approaches in coding their apps for distribution in the App Store.
If iPhone 5 has a bigger screen, it will most likely improve existing features, like watching movies, reading books, or playing graphically-intensive games.
The company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California has shown little interest in developing an iPad that has a 7-inch or smaller screen, but an iPhone 5 boasting four inches of Retina Display goodness might just be the final blow to competing devices in the tablet market.
Undoubtedly Apple wants to secure as much of the tablet market as possible, regardless of the iPad’s resounding success.
It will be interesting to follow the iPhone 5 rumors preceding its summer debut.
In the meanwhile, use the comments to share your impressions. Do you think Apple is expanding the screen of the iPhone? If so, how do you see this affecting iOS?