NYT: No Plans for Smaller iPhone

NYT: No Plans for Smaller iPhone:

Miguel Helft and Nick Bilton:

[C]ontrary to published reports, Apple is not currently developing a smaller iPhone, according to people briefed on Apple's plans who requested anonymity because the plans are confidential.

Apple's engineers are currently focused on finishing the next version of the iPhone, which is likely to be similar in size to the current iPhone 4, said one of the people.

Among all the press I've read the last few days regarding a smaller iPhone, there's been too little mention of the following, also stated in the article:

More important, a phone with a smaller screen would force many developers to rewrite their apps, which Apple wants to avoid, the person said.

That seems reason enough to leave the screen alone for now.