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I think Apple will be forced by market pressure to make the next iPhone with a larger screen (somewhere between 3.7 and 4.0 inches, unlikely to be as much as 4.3 inches), but the same number of pixels, 960x640. Android has a key differentiator with their larger displays, and Apple needs to nullify that advantage. They dont't advertise the specific 326 PPI in their marketing for the iPhone 4's Retina display; even with a slightly larger display, the eye would be unable to distinguish individual pixels, keeping the "Retina" moniker. I really doubt that the pragmatic designers at Apple really hold 3.5 inches to some Platonic ideal.

I also think Amazon is going to do a very successful 7-inch tablet.




I wouldn't want mine to be bigger and I never heard anyone say they did. Is this a common complaint?


In the words of Steve Jobs, "It isn’t the consumers’ job to know what they want." But after testing some iPhone screenshots on a 4.0 inch, 800x480 Android display, I liked the look and feel of it.


I don't really understand why that is an advantage. You might prefer one or the other – but an advantage?


You can get an Android phone with a small screen. You can't get an iPhone with a large screen.


I don't think it's very likely that Apple will sell two devices with (significantly) different screen sizes and exactly the same UI.

They would either increase the size or stick to it, not do both at the same time (at least if the UI remains as unflexible as it is).


I think one iPhone with a larger screen size (3.7-4.0 inches) but same pixels (960x640) is most probable.




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