Will Apple change the iPhone design in order to follow the bigger-sized smartphone trend? Reuters reports the next iPhone will carry a 4.6-inch display once it reportedly launches sometime around Q2 2012.
All current iPhone models have the same screen size-- 3.5-inch.
The rumoured bigger size would be on part with popular iPhone alternatives, such as the Samsung Galaxy S II (4.5-inch) and the HTC Titan II (4.7-inch).
Big screens make sense with customers wanting a more comfortable smartphone experience-- that is, using a mobile device for non-phone functions, such as watching video, playing games or photo editing. For instance the huge Galaxy Note (5.3-inch) proved to be fairly successful with customers for that exact reason.
However an increase in screen size might prove to be a hassle to one segment vital for Apple's mobile success-- iOS developers, who would have to re-code apps in order to fit yet another display size and resolution.
