iPhone 5 Rumors: New Model Will Not Have Larger Screen
The iPhone 5 will not have a larger screen than the previous model, according to an analyst.
“FQ4 orders for iPhone 5 increased- 700k; timing continues to suggest an October launch. iPhone 5 screen size likely to be same as iPhone,” wrote Andy Hargreaves a leading Wall Street Analyst in a note to clients, according to IBTimes.
Various model cases and schematic designs have leaked from Chinese manufactures in the past few months which seem to be specifically designed for a next generation iPhone that sports a larger display.
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It is also suspected the Apple was planning to increase the device’s screen size to compete with Android powered smartphones which already exceed the iPhone in that area.
The analyst claims that Apple will probably not alter the display size to keep up with its competition.
The larger screen is only one of the rumored new features.
The next generation iPhone is expected to include an 8 megapixel camera along with a redesigned shape and wireless charging.
The device was rumored to return to the thin tapered exterior shape of the iPod Touch and iPhone 3GS which would allow for an increase in screen size.
The iPhone 4 sports a screen of 3.5 inches while some Android devices have screens sizes of about four inches.
Some upcoming Android devices will come with screens that are 4.5 inches.
Google has continually gained market share in the past couple of years with Android devices, and despite Apple’s massive success with the iPhone 4, the company still seems to be continually losing territory in the “war of the smartphones.”
Android-supported devices outsold their iOS rivals during the first quarter of 2011 and account for 36 percent of the market. Apple held on to 18.8 percent.
Android’s share increased in the second quarter to 46 percent, and Apple came in second with 20 percent.
