Tim Cook, speaking at the All Things Digital D10 conference yesterday, appeared to rule out producing an iPhone with a larger screen, something which has been widely rumoured.
During the event, Cook said:
One thing is that we’re not fragmented. Look at the percentage of users who upgraded to iOS 5. We have one App Store. We have one phone with one screen size, one resolution. So it’s pretty simple if you’re a developer
Cook’s comment was at odds with his assertion, just minutes earlier, that he would ‘double down on secrecy’ and contrast with his response to a question on whether Apple would make a television, to which he refused a response.
Both the Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported last month that Apple had ordered 4in screens from suppliers in Asia. The Journal said that production would begin this month, which would fit with an Autumn launch.
Neither publication provided details of the dimension of the screen, but iLounge.com reported recently that ‘the new iPhone will indeed be longer and thinner than the iPhone 4 and 4S. Approximate measurements are 125mm by 58.5mm by 7.4mm – a 10mm jump in height, nearly 2mm reduction in thickness, and virtually identical width.’ A longer screen would change its resolution and aspect ratio, meaning developers would have to re-design apps
