Next for iPhone, iPad: Bigger Screens?

Firm tests nearly 13-inch iPad, suppliers reveal
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 22, 2013 7:37 AM CDT
Next for iPhone, iPad: Bigger Screens?
Attendees break for lunch at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, June 10, 2013 in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Apple's latest product experimentation may offer a window into the future of the iPhone and iPad. The company has ordered prototype phone and tablet screens that are a little bigger than what we're used to, its suppliers tell the Wall Street Journal. The iPhone 5 has a four-inch screen diagonally; the prototypes are larger, though the Journal doesn't specify by how much. Meanwhile, Apple is calling for sample iPad screens of just less than 13 inches, compared to the current 9.7 inches. The Journal cautions that Apple often toys with alterations that never make it to shelves. Still, "the company's 'one size fits all' philosophy seems set for a larger overhaul," writes Lorraine Luk. (More Apple stories.)

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