Apple could be taking a cue from frenemy Samsung with its next iOS
device, offering a gadget that's a bit larger than most cell phones, but
about half the size of a
According to Japanese Apple news site
Apple's working with LCD suppliers to get a 5-inch panel with a pixel
density high enough to be able to call it a Retina Display. That's
according to "a reliable Chinese source," the site said.
That smaller device would arrive sometime next year, Macotakara
suggested, and sport either a 1,600 by 960 pixel or 1,280 by 960 pixel
resolution -- either of which would be a first for an iOS device.
This is just the latest in a series of reports claiming Apple's working on iOS device that falls somewhere between the and the
Earlier this month, a report from the Korea Times cited an unnamed
Samsung official saying Apple this year would be releasing an That's as opposed to the current iPad's 9.7-inch display. Days before
that, there was a report from VentureBeat saying Apple was eyeing
instead.
Muddying up both these claims is the idea that these panels could
actually end up being for a next-generation smartphone instead. A report
from Reuters last week suggested as much, claiming that Apple was vying
to pick up a slightly smaller 4.6-inch display with screens larger than the 3.5-inch panel the iPhone's shipped with since its introduction.
