Posted on 07/22/2014 10:22:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
Apple Inc. is preparing for its largest initial production run of iPhones, betting that larger-screen models will lure consumers now attracted to similar phones from Samsung Electronics Co. and others.
The Cupertino, Calif., company is asking suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million units combined of two large-screen iPhones with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by Dec. 30, according to people familiar with the matter.
Its forecast for what is commonly called the iPhone 6 is significantly larger than the initial order last year of between 50 million and 60 million versions of the iPhone 5S and 5C--which had a display measuring 4-inches diagonally, these people said. Both of the coming models are expected to feature metal cases similar to the iPhone 5S and likely come in multiple colors, these people said.
Apple stuck with smaller displays on iPhones even as rival smartphone makers rolled out bigger screens and customers clamored for larger phones. Demand for larger-screen smartphones boosted Samsung, which started offering a 4.8-inch display in its Samsung Galaxy S models in 2012 and introduced an array of bigger phones.
Apple is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday and provide a financial outlook for the current period ending Sept. 28. Historically, Apple has released a new iPhone in mid-September.
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Tech Ping!...............
PING!
A 42 inch screen on an I-phone.
Yummy.
Oh ... how I WISH I had photo shop
Used to be people bragged about how small their cellphones were. Now it’s the opposite.................
Keep on going Apple!
Next up: The Wearable iPhone.................
Typical Apple … first to the game, last with the upgrades. The larger screen iPhone is years overdue.
You’d need a charger the size of Hoover Dam..............
Not having a cellphone, I never got the bug for Apple or any others..................
Obies stepped forward with a grant to a new SOLAR COMPANY.....slated to look into building integrated solar....panels for the new phones....
My 4s is big enough. I would have to see if the smaller of the 2 fits in my pocket. I don’t carry a European carryall like Jerry Seinfeld. Or as I call them fag bags.
Big deal. The Moto X is both smaller and has a bigger screen. And it is made in Dallas. As in Texas. As in the United States.
Windmills for cellphones................
hmm......doubles as a built in Hairdryer...?
Strap it to your car and drive 50 miles an hour until it’s recharged................
there - fixed it -
don't have one - don't need it - my wife and kids are addicts...my $9.95 trac fone sits on the counter - where I check messages 1x a week
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