Every year it’s the same rumour: “the new iPhone will have a 16:9 display”. It even circulated before the first iPhone came out. And it happens with the iPad too. This year isn’t different. But does it make sense? Would the next iPhone really have a 16:9 screen?
Bloomberg, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal all think the next iPhone will have a 4-inch screen. Now, 9to5mac is reporting that sources at Apple HQ have been testing phones with a 16:9 display, provided by a 1136×640 resolution screen.
First the Wall Street Journal said the next iPhone will have a four-inch screen, then Reuters agreed, and now Bloomberg’s sources are saying the same thing. Bloomberg are also reporting, however, that Steve Jobs was closely involved with the design process.
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that it expects the next iPhone to pack a screen measuring at least four inches. Now, Reuters is joining the party, reporting that its own sources are confident that the phone’s screen will measure four inches diagonal exactly.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone will have a display which measures “at least 4 inches diagonally”. Quoting sources familiar with Apple’s supply chain, they also suggest that production of the device is due to commence next month.
Do you have your heart set on a 3.5-inch iPhone? Too bad, says Apple news/rumour site, iLounge, which claims Apple’s next handset will sport a 4-inch display and a metallic body. Let’s snort some rumour lines!
Hey there, future person, you’ve misplaced your iPhone 5. Some nefarious person is trying to break in and steal all of your naked pictures. Not to worry, you’ve programed Siri to self-destruct Mission Impossible-style after three incorrect login attempts. Boom.
Despite the explosions, suicides, reported abuse and poisonous gas, Foxconn is apparently a very popular place to work.
Apple LTE rumours crop up all the time, but this one in particular has caught our attention: Consistently reliable Japanese publication Nikkei Business is reporting that next year’s iPhone 5 and iPad 3 will both be LTE 4G beasts. Giddyup.
In short: everyone expected an iPhone 5, we got an iPhone 4S. A lot of the letdown and confusion was the result of rumour mill over-grindage, but Business Insider says the iPhone 5 was real — and Apple scrapped it.
