“Developer James Thompson has found an interesting behavior in the latest iOS 8 beta, giving even more weight to the reports that indicate the iPhone 6 will feature a new resolution, featuring a new ‘pixel-tripling’ scaling factor of 3,” Benjamin Mayo reports for 9to5Mac. “In May, 9to5Mac first broke news of Apple testing a new screen resolution for an upcoming iPhone, which used a 3x screen scale for content.”
“The implementation of the API specifically looks for @3x assets only,” Mayo reports. “This likely foreshadows what Apple is readying for its new iPhones.”
Mayor reports, “Therefore, this is strong evidence that the next iPhone (or at least, an imminent iOS device) will use a screen with a 3x scale.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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