Apple is considering iPhones as large as 5.7 inches to match product offerings from Samsung, says Reuters. June 13, 2013 12:25 AM PDT A rumored 5.7-inch Apple device would take on the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note. (Credit: CNET) Apple is exploring iPhones as large as 5.7 inches, as it feels the heat from large-screen smartphones, according to Reuters. Apple is considering the introduction of "at least two bigger iPhones next year," according to the report. One could sport a 4.7-inch screen and the other a 5.7-incher, Reuters said, citing sources in the Asia supply chain. "Suppliers have been approached with plans for the larger screens," the report said, adding that move is "still under discussion." The motive appears to be a growing need to respond to large-screen smartphones from its main rival Samsung -- its Galaxy S4 sports a 5-inch screen -- as well as phone-tablet hybrids, aka phablets, which boast even larger screens. Indeed, if Apple offered a 5.7-inch device that would fall into phablet territory. Samsung's Galaxy Note II, for example, has a 5.5-inch screen.
Apple is considering iPhones as large as 5.7 inches to match product offerings from Samsung, says Reuters.
A rumored 5.7-inch Apple device would take on the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note.
(Credit: CNET)
Apple is exploring iPhones as large as 5.7 inches, as it feels the heat from large-screen smartphones, according to Reuters.
Apple is considering the introduction of "at least two bigger iPhones next year," according to the report.
One could sport a 4.7-inch screen and the other a 5.7-incher, Reuters said, citing sources in the Asia supply chain.
"Suppliers have been approached with plans for the larger screens," the report said, adding that move is "still under discussion."
The motive appears to be a growing need to respond to large-screen smartphones from its main rival Samsung -- its Galaxy S4 sports a 5-inch screen -- as well as phone-tablet hybrids, aka phablets, which boast even larger screens.
Indeed, if Apple offered a 5.7-inch device that would fall into phablet territory. Samsung's Galaxy Note II, for example, has a 5.5-inch screen.
