Back in April, we reported that it was highly unlikely that Apple will launch the sixth generation iPhone in June, based on the warning issued by Qualcomm.
Qualcomm is widely expected to provide baseband chips for the next generation iPhone like iPhone 4S and the new iPad.
9to5Mac reports that Apple is testing multiple prototypes of the next generation iPhone and at least one of them has a taller screen.
The sixth generation iPhone prototypes are currently in the PreEVT stage of development and are codenamed N41AP (iPhone 5,1) and N42AP (iPhone 5,2).
Chatter about an iPhone with a larger screen has been going on since the pre-iPhone 4S days, but this time around these claims have been backed by reliable sources like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and John Gruber.
Apple has always held pride in the fact that iOS is easy to develop for, and that it isn’t fragmented like Android. Even when it upgraded to Retina displays, it made sure that the number of pixels in the new screens were a whole number multiple of the previous screen resolution.
It is widely speculated that Apple’s next generation iPhone will come with a larger 4-inch screen.
However, it is not clear if the 4-inch screen will be bigger in both height and width or it will come with a taller screen, to reduce the effort required by developers to update their apps for the new screen resolution.
It looks like the embargo has been lifted. Bloomberg is the third publication after Wall Street Journal and Reuters to confirm that Apple’s next generation iPhone will feature a larger screen.
Bloomberg also reports that according to their source, Steve Jobs had worked closely on the redesigned next generation iPhone with a larger screen.
When Verizon started offering Apple’s iPhone on its network in early 2011, it offered customers unlimited data plans. But in less than 6 months, it followed AT&T’s footsteps to kill the unlimited data plans and moved to tiered data plans.
It however allowed customers to grandfather their unlimited data plans when they wanted to upgrade to the new iPhone on a fresh two-year contract.
We’ve heard several rumors that have claimed that Apple will finally launch an iPhone with a larger screen later this year.
Wall Street Journal has just added some credibility to those rumors, as they report that Apple has placed orders for screens measuring “at least 4 inches diagonally” for the next generation iPhone.
9to5Mac reports that they’ve received some interesting details about a major feature in iOS 6 – Apple’s next generation mobile operating system.
According to 9to5Mac’s ”trusted sources”, iOS 6 will feature a new Maps application that will be developed in-house and Apple will finally stop using Google for the maps database.
Back in May of 2011, Apple proposed a smaller SIM card standard to (European telecoms standards body) ETSI. This proposed SIM would be smaller than the micro-SIM card that is currently used in the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and the iPad.
Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that Apple plans to launch the iPad mini (7-inch iPad) in August, followed by the next generation iPhone in September and a new 10-inch iPad in the fourth quarter.
DigiTimes claims that according to their supply chain sources, Pegatron – one of Apple’s manufacturing partners has received the order for the new iPhone and new 10-inch iPad.
