Marco Arment, the developer of Instapaper, suggests that a 4.94-inch 16:9 iPhone+ is plausible and posts some nice mockups of what the device might look like.
What if an iPhone Plus used Retina iPad screens with iPhone 5 resolution, keeping the rest of the design sized like an iPhone 5? Its 640 × 1136, 264 DPI screen would measure 4.94” diagonally, and it would look roughly like this next to an iPhone 5.
![Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images] Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images]](/images/news/27149/104419/104419-640.png)
![Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images] Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images]](/images/news/27149/104419/104419-640.avif)
Arment notes that keeping the pixel dimensions the same as the iPhone 5 means that no app changes would be necessary and two-handed use would be easier because the touch targets would be larger.
One reason why Apple could consider a larger phone is the significant demand for larger devices. Another reason Arment puts forward is how the iPhone 5 looks on the shelf when placed next to its competitors. As you can see in the image below, the iPhone 5 does look rather small when put up against other devices.
Take a look at the images below for a better sense of what the larger device might look like.
Read More [via Ray]
What if an iPhone Plus used Retina iPad screens with iPhone 5 resolution, keeping the rest of the design sized like an iPhone 5? Its 640 × 1136, 264 DPI screen would measure 4.94” diagonally, and it would look roughly like this next to an iPhone 5.
![Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images] Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images]](/images/news/27149/104419/104419-640.png)
![Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images] Here's What a 4.94-Inch 16:9 iPhone 'Plus' Would Look Like [Images]](/images/news/27149/104419/104419-640.avif)
Arment notes that keeping the pixel dimensions the same as the iPhone 5 means that no app changes would be necessary and two-handed use would be easier because the touch targets would be larger.
One reason why Apple could consider a larger phone is the significant demand for larger devices. Another reason Arment puts forward is how the iPhone 5 looks on the shelf when placed next to its competitors. As you can see in the image below, the iPhone 5 does look rather small when put up against other devices.
Take a look at the images below for a better sense of what the larger device might look like.
Read More [via Ray]