iPHONE 6 TWO SCREEN SIZES

The one thing that everyone seems to be able to agree on is that the iPhone 6 will have a larger screen than any other iOS smartphone before it. There's a definite market for large-screen phones, as we've seen start with the big Android phones of 2013 including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, and Samsung Galaxy S4, continuing with these releases. With the current iPhone having only a 4in screen, it makes sense for Apple to step up.

The question that has to be answered is, how big will the screen be? Early rumours suggested that there would be a 4.7in screen, but soon rumours appeared saying that it would be available in two screen sizes.

First, Foxconn executives (unnamed, of course), reported by BGR, added fuel to the fire of this rumour.

According to this information, the iPhone 6 will ship in 4.7in and a phablet-sized 5.7in. Then, it was reported that the4.7in iPhone 6 was to be joined by 5.6in iPhone phablet.

According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Apple is set to launch a new phablet alongside the iPhone 6, with a 5.6in screen size.

Most recently, it was reported by Reuters that the iPhone 6 screen was going into production in May, with both 4.7in and 5.5in displays.

Even more information has come out recently, with the iPhone 6 4.7in and 5.5in screen resolutions allegedly leaked. According to KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a good track record with this kind of thing, the two screen sizes will have different resolutions.

Reported by MacRumors, the smaller 4.7in handset will have a resolution of 1,334x760 with a pixel density of 326ppi (a minor increase over the S5). The larger 5.5in phablet is said to get a Full HD 1,920x1,080 resolution, with a pixel density of 401ppi. We're not so convinced on these resolutions, as that would mean introducing two new screen sizes for app developers to cope with, which is something that Apple has never done before.
As well as trying to predict the screen resolutions, Kuo also said that Apple will make the iPhone 6 slimmer. He said the bezel would shrink by 10-20 per cent smaller, and move the power button to the side.

At first, we were fairly quick to dismiss rumours that Apple would launch a phone in two screen sizes. After all, it's not something that the company had done before and it usually likes to release a single smartphone. However, the evidence keeps on piling up, so it would appear as though we may well get two handsets.

According to the manufacturing rumours, the 4.7in screen is going into production first. It will use in-cell touch technology, integrating the touch components into the screen to save space. Apparently, there are manufacturing problems making the 5.5in screen, so it may use the traditional film sensor technology instead.The one thing that everyone seems to be able to agree on is that the iPhone 6 will have a larger screen than any other iOS smartphone before it. There's a definite market for large-screen phones, as we've seen start with the big Android phones of 2013 including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, and Samsung Galaxy S4, continuing with these releases. With the current iPhone having only a 4in screen, it makes sense for Apple to step up.

The question that has to be answered is, how big will the screen be? Early rumours suggested that there would be a 4.7in screen, but soon rumours appeared saying that it would be available in two screen sizes.

First, Foxconn executives (unnamed, of course), reported by BGR, added fuel to the fire of this rumour.

According to this information, the iPhone 6 will ship in 4.7in and a phablet-sized 5.7in. Then, it was reported that the4.7in iPhone 6 was to be joined by 5.6in iPhone phablet.

According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Apple is set to launch a new phablet alongside the iPhone 6, with a 5.6in screen size.

Most recently, it was reported by Reuters that the iPhone 6 screen was going into production in May, with both 4.7in and 5.5in displays.

Even more information has come out recently, with the iPhone 6 4.7in and 5.5in screen resolutions allegedly leaked. According to KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a good track record with this kind of thing, the two screen sizes will have different resolutions.

Reported by MacRumors, the smaller 4.7in handset will have a resolution of 1,334x760 with a pixel density of 326ppi (a minor increase over the S5). The larger 5.5in phablet is said to get a Full HD 1,920x1,080 resolution, with a pixel density of 401ppi. We're not so convinced on these resolutions, as that would mean introducing two new screen sizes for app developers to cope with, which is something that Apple has never done before.
As well as trying to predict the screen resolutions, Kuo also said that Apple will make the iPhone 6 slimmer. He said the bezel would shrink by 10-20 per cent smaller, and move the power button to the side.

At first, we were fairly quick to dismiss rumours that Apple would launch a phone in two screen sizes. After all, it's not something that the company had done before and it usually likes to release a single smartphone. However, the evidence keeps on piling up, so it would appear as though we may well get two handsets.

According to the manufacturing rumours, the 4.7in screen is going into production first. It will use in-cell touch technology, integrating the touch components into the screen to save space. Apparently, there are manufacturing problems making the 5.5in screen, so it may use the traditional film sensor technology instead.

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