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Will Apple really offer a 5.5-inch iPhone or not?

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“I have been publicly doubting the existence of the 5.5 inch iPhone for some time,” Ben Bajarin writes for tech.pinions.

“The vast majority of Android devices in use are not phablets,” Bajarin writes. “When I share my skepticism, it is due to the nature of what we see regarding phablets today. However, there are always other ways to look at this data.”

“Those who can…

Big-screen smartphone shipments soar, now account for one-third of market

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“When it comes to smartphones, these days bigger seems to be better,” Andrea Chang reports for The Los Angeles Times. “Worldwide shipments of smartphones with screens measuring 5 inches or more soared 369% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, a growth rate substantially faster than that of the overall market. Worldwide big-screen devices represented 34%…

Will bigger-screen iPhones cannibalize iPad mini?

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Apple is expected to bump up the screen size on its next iPhone. Recent rumors even claim the company will unveil two new models later this year — one with a 4.7-inch screen, the other with a 5.5-inch screen. Assuming this prediction proves true, a certain amount of cannibalization of the Mini is likely,” Lance Whitney reports for CNET. “But Piper Jaffray analyst Gene…

Don’t expect Apple to deliver a 5.5-inch iPhone

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Rumors are abundant with new screen sizes with for the iPhone 6,” E. Werner Reschke writes for T-GAAP. “The rumors continue to pour in that Apple will launch the iPhone 6 with a 4.7″ screen and a 5.5″ one. It is that later rumor [with which] I take issue. 5.5″ is really a tweener product. It’s a tablet and a phone, or as people like to call it, a “phablet”. The…

Analysts expect Apple iPhones with larger screens this year

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Many consumers have developed an appetite for smartphones with larger screens, and expectations are growing that Apple will try to satisfy them this year,” Brian X. Chen reports for The New York Times.

“Paul Semenza, an analyst for the research firm NPD DisplaySearch, said he believed that Apple would ship two bigger iPhones this year: one that measures 4.7 inches…

Apple’s iPhone 6 might be more expensive than you think

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Some are predicting Apple’s iPhone might have gained an upper hand against its most ardent competition because some feel the companies have launched underwhelming updates to their respective flagship smartphones (read: Samsung Galaxy S5),” Andrew Tonner writes for The Motley Fool. “The stage is clearly set and expectations are outsized for Apple’s iPhone 6. And it…

Analyst: Apple negotiating to raise prices by $100 for iPhone 6

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Jefferies analyst Peter Misek says, ‘Our checks indicate Apple has started negotiating with carriers on a $100 iPhone 6 price increase. The initial response has been no, but there seems to be an admission that there is no other game-changing device this year,’” Jay Yarow reports for Business Insider.

“Because the iPhone is the only phone that matters this year,…

Well-connected Apple analyst predicts Cupertino’s 2014 product roadmap

[cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]“Because Apple rumors come and go faster than the latest celebrity gossip, it’s often challenging to to know whether they are worthy of your attention. When they come from KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo, however, anyone interested in what’s coming from the consumer-electronics giant should perk up,” Mark Rogowsky reports for Forbes. “Last year, Kuo laid out a road map in…