Why would Apple drop the 4" iPhone?

[AFDoc]

What information do you have that they are? I have not seen this rumor.

 

[Xiroteus]

I like the idea of a 3.5" and a larger model. I do currently have a Note which is great yet quite large and part of me misses my iPhone 4S which was quite nice. I like the Note because I use it as a mini tablet. Now if I had a phone and a tablet 3.5" may be better.

 

[Shuri]

What information do you have that they are? I have not seen this rumor.

I know there are no rumors currently addressing this, but how you see, at this point the iPhone parts of the new model seem to leak, just like the iPhone 5 did around this time. The 5C also leaked at some point before the final introduction. So I fear there is not going to be a new iPhone with high end internals, since there are no leaks of such a phone, but I'd be glad if they just kept it a secret.

That's why I've written would and not will, it's based on speculation.

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I like the idea of a 3.5" and a larger model. I do currently have a Note which is great yet quite large and part of me misses my iPhone 4S which was quite nice. I like the Note because I use it as a mini tablet. Now if I had a phone and a tablet 3.5" may be better.

I wonder if a possible iWatch could be a reason for them to say: Ok a phone doesn't need to be usable with one hand anymore. Which would be a similar solution: two devices, one more like a tablet and a small handy one.