Steve Jobs said that Android's biggest problem is being fragmented, but new rumors suggest a different resolution iPhone!
There has been all the fuss about how fragmented Android is, especially in comparison to it’s direct blueprint inspiration – iOS. But with all the surfacing rumors about a 4inch iPhone 5 (or New iPhone) it might actually cause Apple to fragment it’s devices as well. At least a little bit.
So here’s the most current comparison of resolutions for iOS and Android mobile devices:
| iOS | Android | |
| Phones | 320×480 640×960 (2x) iPhone5 (?) 640×1096 ? |
ldpi 240×400 ldpi 240×432 mdpi 320×480 hdpi 480×800 hdpi 480×854 hdpi 600×1024 xhdpi 640×960 |
| Tablets | 1024×768 2048×1536 (2x) |
ldpi 1024×600 mdpi 1280×800 mdpi 1024×768 mdpi 1280×768 hdpi 1536×1152 hdpi 1920×1152 hdpi 1920×1200 xhdpi 2048×1536 xhdpi 2560×1536 xhdpi 2560×1600 |
As you can see making a universal Android app is kinda hard, as you need to either make it the way “flexible websites” are made (which will results in Tim Cook mocking the stretched apps once again) or doing it for all those resolutions. Apple has only two resolutions with a 2x option. And if the new iPhone will stay the same 640×960 it won’t have any problem with a fragmented app ecosystem and/or app size.
But for all of you who need a quick resolution reference – enjoy! It’s always so hard to find it in a neat table without plenty of scrolling ;)