Do you really think Apple will release a 5.5" phone?

Yes, I think Apple will release a 5.5" iPhone to complement the 4.7" model.

Apple offers multiple size Macs, MacBooks, iPads and iPods. People have different requirements and preferences for their devices so I see no reason iPhone should be limited to a single size.

No one know for sure, period.

China is well over 1/3 of the smartphone market in the world now.

And 40% of the current smartphones sales in China are 5" or above.

I don't know if they are or not, but if they do I'm buying one!

They won't do it. Not this year at least. I'm 99.99% sure it won't happen this year. But I do think there will be a 4.7.

Not this year or even early next year, I expect it will be next summer 2015.

Not this year. They'll let the new 4.7 inch iPhone 6 speak for itself. When they do release the larger iPhone though, it'll no doubt be marketed heavily with the wearable device. Maybe even bundled for a slightly lower price than buying both separately.

This year I think we'll get the 4.7 inch iPhone, and if Apple really want to break the mould, a wearable bundled with an earpiece & nano-sim slot than allows it to work standalone. I know there's not much real estate in a watch to play with, but the nano sims won't take much space and it could even be made to run iOS.

I think they are going to release 2 versions, like they did with the 5c and 5S. The 4.7" does sound good but I would also like to see a 5.5" so I can make my mind up and decide which one I want to buy.
Also with the 2 versions they would be better equipped to take on other companies, such as Samsung with their Galaxy Note.

Yes they will .... They better.

Who cares what I think, my wife certainly doesn't...

I hope so!

Retired Cat said:

Yes, I think Apple will release a 5.5" iPhone to complement the 4.7" model.

Apple offers multiple size Macs, MacBooks, iPads and iPods. People have different requirements and preferences for their devices so I see no reason iPhone should be limited to a single size.

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I agree, never say never. Iphone need multiple screen size, I also thought apple would never release 7" ipad.

I personally don't think so. Just because of marketing pressure on the iPad Mini plus Apples reluctance for making a large screen phone. And how they market older devices or in the 5C's case how they reuse older tech.

But thats just my opinion. We'll have to wait and see. If nothing else and they do release a 5.5" model I hope its not technically and physically superior to a 4.7" model. By that I mean the 4.7" uses 5S internals with a plastic shell or something while the 5.5" is higher end.

daijholt said:

Not this year. They'll let the new 4.7 inch iPhone 6 speak for itself. When they do release the larger iPhone though, it'll no doubt be marketed heavily with the wearable device. Maybe even bundled for a slightly lower price than buying both separately.

This year I think we'll get the 4.7 inch iPhone, and if Apple really want to break the mould, a wearable bundled with an earpiece & nano-sim slot than allows it to work standalone. I know there's not much real estate in a watch to play with, but the nano sims won't take much space and it could even be made to run iOS.

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Damn.... That actually makes a lot of sense

Anyone who doesn't think they're working on a 5.5' device just isn't paying attention.

...Which I would be happy to profit off of if anyone was inclined to place any bets

Um, anyone who's ever had an iPad already knows what it's like to have a bigger iOS experience.

We have confirmed reports from the Wall Street journal (amongst others), supply chain confirmation, full body specs, glass, parts, logic board, cases by companies who financially depend on having accurate inside info, etc etc.

Anyone who's not sure it's being made at this point should never go to Vegas.

Yes, but when.... ?

That's where you start treading more into hunches and unsupported opinion, but my own particular hunch as someone in the tech industry is that you don't get this far along in the production cycle of a product and not bring it to market in the near future. The amount of money lost if this doesn't come out before the holiday shopping season would be rather massive.

It makes sense that they may stagger the release to November. From a marketing strategy though, I have trouble envisioning a staggered announcement. The way I see it happening is that they announce both in mid-sept. with separate release dates to keep stores and suppliers from being overwhelmed. People who want the 5.5 will wait for it knowing it's right around the corner.

Otherwise what is the alternative? Someone watches the announcement who really wants a 5.5, and sees that only a 4.7 is launched. So he buys that and then a short time later finds out they're also releasing a 5.5?

Not in 2014.

I think it will be introduce at least 30 days after the 6. In time for Christmas.

recoil80 said:

Not in 2014.

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Then when? It doesn't seem at all realistic that they'd sit on it until Q3 2015. Early 2015 seems possible, but skipping the entire holiday season?

Not in 2014 for sure.

I even doubt that next year's iPhone 6S will be that large.

4.7 for 6 in 2014

5.0 or 5.2 for 6S in 2015 is more likely.

I hope I'm wrong because I want to have a 5.5-inch iPhone ASAP.

I remember when the iPhone 5 first came out and it was an inch longer and people were talking about

It's in FULL wide screen!

At the time I thought there was a point