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Chances of a bigger screen in this year's iPhone?

dlock13

dlock13

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Basically what me title says. I know there have been rumors regarding a smaller iPhone, but what about a larger screened iPhone? 3.5 is great and all, but after using a 4.3 screen for so long, it's going to feel small and cramped.

I've been holding out for an iPhone on VZW, and of course, I'm not going to upgrade to the 4 with the newest one so close to release. I'm just curious if there has been any chatter at all about a larger screen anywhere. I keep pretty close to the internet for new rumors and such, but I obviously haven't read anything new.

Do any of you think that Apple is going to give us a larger screen this year, or should I keep holding my breath?
 
A larger screen on the iPhone 5 would be unlikely IMHO. Do not expect major form factor changes either. Despite antenna gate, the iPhone 4 has been a major success and they'll likely tweak the design for the iPhone 5 rather than any major changes. This is judging by the design changes from the original 2G iPhone to the 3G to the 3GS. They mostly tweaked the design for the first 3 iterations. It was only the iPhone 4 where there was a relatively major design change. Internal hardware wise, they'll likely go with a faster CPU and GPU but other specs should remain similar in terms of available internal storage.
 
I expect Apple to fall into a pattern of 2 years of the same "chassis", with the second one looking the same as the first but with some internal improvements. Just like the 3G to 3GS jump, the 3GS had the same chassis and shape but the internals were upgraded. I expect the iphone 5 to look exactly like the 4 but with a few small tweaks. A coating on the metal strip and maybe some different glass, plut the expected processor upgrades. I would put money on the iphone screen not getting bigger ever, and ESPECIALLY not for the next one.
 
Doubtful. Like gocorps said they will likely keep the chassis and make internal improvements such as a faster processor and probably the addition for a 4G antenna.

I think the iPhone is a good size. I really don't care for the larger phones such as the HTC Evo and DroidX.
 
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