Larger four inch screens set to feature on the iPhone 5 model
APPLE is said to have put in orders for the production of its next iPhone offering and changed the size of the device’s screen.
Sources say the fifth generation iPhone will sport a four inch screen when measured diagonally from cover to cover, compared to the current 3.5 inch display.
Early production of the popular smartphone has begun at three factories – Sharp, LG Display in Korea and Japan Display – meaning proper orders could be put in by Apple as soon as next month.
The Cupertino-based company was recently pipped to top spot in the smartphone stakes by Samsung, according to the IDC. The Korea-based rival launched its latest Galaxy phone earlier this month, with a 4.8 inch display.
Apple has not updated the physical design of its smartphone since the release of the iPhone 4 in 2010.
Sales of the iPhone now account for around half of Apple’s total sales. The latest iPhone 4S was introduced in October last year.