The latest scuttlebutt would suggest double the fun for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors and iPhone aficionados: not one but two iPhone releases this year, each with a larger screen.
The latest rumors cite Taiwan’s Industrial and Commercial Times and indicate that Apple will announce the iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch display as soon as July, followed by the unveiling of a 5.5-inch version in September. Both models would go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2014, with the 4.7-inch version released first.
Apple typically rolls out a new iPhone in September, as the third quarter winds down, so this move would be unusual. But this is not the first rumor about the release of two versions of the iPhone 6. Speculation goes all the way back to January.
Apple has not increased the screen size of its flagship phone since 2012, when it released the iPhone 5 with a 4-inch display. Apple documents reveal that the iPhone maker is concerned about losing users to larger-screened smartphones, as iPhone growth rates slow and consumer demand for cheaper phones and those with bigger screens grows. The new Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1-inch screen and the HTC One has a 5-inch screen.
Other rumors about the iPhone 6 include that it will feature weather monitoring technology and that it will link to the iWatch to monitor the state of users’ health. And we wondered whether new features would prompt Apple to raise the price of the new iPhone.
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