Apple may finally be caving in to pressure from competing smartphones with larger screens … or perhaps curving in is the more appropriate phrase here. Bloomberg reports that curved glass will be part of the next generation iPhone, and that the newest iPhones will have much bigger screens. An Apple insider told Bloomberg that a 4.7-inch iPhone and a 5.5 inch iPhone could show up as soon as the second half of next year.
The current iPhones have 4-inch screens. Some of the strongest competitors to the flagship iPhone 5s include the 5-inch Galaxy S4 and the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3. Curved screens are also starting to show up on flagship models, including the LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy Round.
Bloomberg also reports that the new iPhone models will include enhanced sensors. That could mean that different amounts of pressure from the user could prompt different responses from the phone.
