“ETrade posted a much more detailed comparison of an iPhone 4S today and what it called an ‘iPhone 5’ front panel,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac.
“It reported the 4.065-inch panel is 0.1mm thinner, and it has a 0.3mm smaller home button, while the area surrounding the entire home button area shrinks from 18.00mm to 15.40mm,” Kahn reports. “The area surrounding the earpiece on the opposite end of the display also shrunk, allowing Apple to minimize the overall size of the iPhone while increasing the display size.”
Kahn reports, “Also noted in the analysis: ETrade reported improved light transmittance for the next-gen panel and improved scratch resistance.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: The ETrade article states that the “iPhone 5” glass measures 90.25mm long, 51.60mm wide vs. iPhone 4S at 76.65mm and 51.60mm.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]