iPhone 5 Mock-Up Displays 4-Inch Screen and Vertical Growth
Spencer Caldwell created a beautiful mock-up of the iPhone 5 that features a 4-inch display that seems to have expanded vertically.
And to some Apple fans, this is the direction the company needs to take with the upcoming device.
"I've always, well, for the last 2 years proclaimed that this is the way Apple should go: grow the screen vertically without increasing it horizontally," said 9to5Mac reader UnisZuurmond.
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Other readers felt the device should stick with the same design as its predecessors.
"The iPhone doesn't need a bigger screen, it's perfectly fine the way it is," said Nitouryuu. "If I need something on the screen to be bigger I will just zoon in. If that doesn't work I will use the iPad. The size of the device is perfect, fits into my hand and pocket perfectly."
Some critics of Apple feel that the company would only increase the iPhone's screen size in order to compete with Android devices that normally feature larger displays.
"I personally don't think that Apple has to do everything that the Android vendors do in order to gain customers," said Steffen Jobbs. "It's OK if they can get a larger screen in the same size factor as the current iPhone, but I doubt there's a need to go larger than that."
The new mock-up adds another row to the apps list which would make the user be able to access more applications through one screen.
It is possible that Apple will choose to use a larger display just to differentiate the new iPhone from the previous versions.
The sixth-generation iPhone is rumored to be launching in October of this year.
However, the device could arrive as early as June, according to some industry insiders.
The only feature that can be confirmed at this time is that it will be a 4G LTE device.
