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iPhone 5 Display size??
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I'm still not sure what the advantage of a bigger screen on iPhone will be. There are so many threads arguing about how people won't buy the next iPhone if it doesn't have a bigger screen than iPhone 4.
It is very unlikely Apple will change the resolution. It's built into the OS to easily support 2x resolution (iPhone 3GS -> iPhone 4). There is no such support in iOS 5. A bigger screen will mean less pixel density. This may not be noticeable because it's still a "Retina" display, but it won't actually offer any advantage except for UI components being slightly larger. You'll still have the same amount of content on the screen.
It is very unlikely Apple will change the resolution. It's built into the OS to easily support 2x resolution (iPhone 3GS -> iPhone 4). There is no such support in iOS 5. A bigger screen will mean less pixel density. This may not be noticeable because it's still a "Retina" display, but it won't actually offer any advantage except for UI components being slightly larger. You'll still have the same amount of content on the screen.