Sam Oliver
The images from iDealsChina are rumored to be used by engineers to create cases to sell for the iPhone 5. Of late, third-party cases for devices like the iPhone and iPad have offered hints at the design of unannounced products.
"A while back we [heard] rumors that [the] iPhone 5 would have a curved back," the site reads, "but these images show iPhone 5 with the same form factor as iPhone 4 but with an edge to edge screen."
The rest of the case shows the design of the alleged iPhone 5 largely unchanged from the iPhone 4. If accurate, that would dispel a recent rumor that Apple plans to ditch the glass back and opt for an aluminum backing.
The designs also support a separate rumor from the Far East that Apple will expand the screen size of its next-generation handset. While the iPhone 4 sports a 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 960 by 640 pixels, some designs have shown a potential 4-inch screen squeezed onto an iPhone with the same size.
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Larger screen with same resolution would be cool and easy to implement. I do love the current design. But after seeing some of the recent rumored sketches of iPhone 5 with a liquid metal back in a shape similar to iPad2 I started to get really excited for that implementation.
hmmmmmm.....ahhhhhhhh.....yeaaaaaaa... NOT likely....
New Screen size = Re-written apps to accommodate that new screen. The current apps on the app store are still trying to upgrade to retina display.
If that is the case then we know the iPod Touch will get a bigger screen too.
I think its just a dream
its not that much larger...
Apple does not share pre-release product design information with case manufacturers. They have to wait like the rest of us.
hmmmmmm.....ahhhhhhhh.....yeaaaaaaa... NOT likely....
New Screen size = Re-written apps to accommodate that new screen. The current apps on the app store are still trying to upgrade to retina display.
If that is the case then we know the iPod Touch will get a bigger screen too.
I think its just a dream
It would be a larger screen with the same resolution. No apps will need to re-written. I expect the iPhone 5 to be like this engineering drawing, it's not just a dream.