In addition to the above comments, many if not most "widescreen" computer monitors that are sold, and some LCD TVs as well, have an aspect ratio of 1.6 (e.g. 1680 x 1050) or 1.67 (e.g. 1280 x 768). What these screens are doing is giving you extra vertical pixels, but still providing a close match to the "standard" HDTV widescreen ratio of 1.78.
So there is no "standard" LCD widescreen. Whether 1.5 qualifies as "widescreen" or not is a semantic question, but it's wrong to call Apple deceptive on this count. I find that the iPhone resolution is a great compromise, allowing useful applications in both portrait and landscape mode.
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In addition to the above comments, many if not most "widescreen" computer monitors that are sold, and some LCD TVs as well, have an aspect ratio of 1.6 (e.g. 1680 x 1050) or 1.67 (e.g. 1280 x 768). What these screens are doing is giving you extra vertical pixels, but still providing a close match to the "standard" HDTV widescreen ratio of 1.78.
So there is no "standard" LCD widescreen. Whether 1.5 qualifies as "widescreen" or not is a semantic question, but it's wrong to call Apple deceptive on this count. I find that the iPhone resolution is a great compromise, allowing useful applications in both portrait and landscape mode.