Rumour: Next iPhone to Have Sharper Retina Display

[Maura]

iDownload Blog reports on a story from Chinese blog Feng that says that the next iPhones, most likely the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will have a sharper Retina display than the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus thanks to a screen resolution boost.

Feng says that the 4.7-inch iPhone 6s will have a full HD screen that will match the 1,920 by 1,080 Full HD pixel resolution of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.

In turn, the forthcoming iPhone 6s Plus will be on a par with high-end Android phones with a 2K Retina screen.

And while the exact resolution of the iPhone 6s Plus is not given, 2K resolution usually means a horizontal resolution of 2,000 pixels, or possibly even more than that, as some Android devices have what is often referred to as “Quad HD,” with an ultra-high resolution of 2,560 by 1,440 pixels.

With such an upgrade it should mean that you get a discernibly sharper image on your iPhone 6s Plus when looking at photos or when watching Full HD content. A Full HD display with a higher resolution should also make it possible to show more content.

Source: Upcoming new iPhones rumored to upgrade to even sharper higher-resolution Retina screens

 

[scifan57]

It wouldn't serve any useful purpose. Once the pixels are too small to see with the naked eye, making them smaller yet won't make the picture appear any sharper. This would be a waste of time and money on the part of Apple.