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"So, how exactly would a 4 inch iPhone affect the iOS ecosystem? We still expect the iPhone to keep up with sales, fanfare and the likes, however, as with any hardware running near identical software as differentiating hardware, we expect their to be a growth in iOS fragmentation."
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I Don't think there will be a 5 inch iPhone. 4 is more likely. With increased hardware power its completely possible to emulate the DPI change and correct the issues. Just like apps from 3GS to the 4. That was simply double. But with enough raw power, im sure you could do like 1.33 or whatever it works out to be
Will this provide ointment for my rash?
If apple decides to go with the rumored 4" screen, then i'm sure they will keep the same aspect ratio.. so there won't be a problem.
Also, I recommend you read this article about fragmentation.
http://www.phonearena.com/n...
You will never see a 5" screen on the next or any upcoming iPhone
the next iphone will be the iphone 6, not the iphone 5. the 4s is the 5.