iPhone users laugh at Android because of its market fragmentation, but it is pretty fragmented itself. if you are an iPhone dev then you have to worry about which iOS model you will be running your app on.
iPhone 1 to 3G
Small screen.
Dead slow.
Rubbish camera.
Not compatible with a lot of the latest iOS features.
iPhone 3G/4
Bigger screen.
Fast.
Decent camera.
All latest iOS features.
iPad 1
Biggest screen.
Fast.
No camera.
So to write a universal app you need to include 3!! versions of any artwork you require and at least three (maybe 5) different sized icons for the home pages. You can't guarantee what features the device will have or what speed it will eventually run at. Add to that iPone5/iPad2 and you have even muddier water.
iPhone 1 to 3G
Small screen.
Dead slow.
Rubbish camera.
Not compatible with a lot of the latest iOS features.
iPhone 3G/4
Bigger screen.
Fast.
Decent camera.
All latest iOS features.
iPad 1
Biggest screen.
Fast.
No camera.
All latest iOS features.
So to write a universal app you need to include 3!! versions of any artwork you require and at least three (maybe 5) different sized icons for the home pages. You can't guarantee what features the device will have or what speed it will eventually run at. Add to that iPone5/iPad2 and you have even muddier water.
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