The 16:9 iPhone

A few days ago rumors coalesced around the idea that Apple was moving to a 4-inch screen on the iPhone 5 (or whatever Apple ends up calling iPhone 5,1). I went through the mental exercise of mocking up, and breaking down, the various 4-inch iPhone options to try and figure out how Apple would get there. Now, however, the rumors are coagulating around one specific options -- one I initially thought had fewer advantages, and was hence less likely -- a 16:9 aspect ratio, 1136 x 640 display. So what would make Apple, a company that prides itself in saying "no" even more than saying "yes", decide to switch their best selling product, the iPhone, to a 16:9 screen? Cue mental exercise, part two.

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