Apple is planning its biggest iPhone launch to date with the expected larger iPhone 6, according to leaks from the supply chain.
The company has demanded 70-80m iPhones covering the expected 4.7in and 5.5in models by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported. The combined order surpasses last year’s 50-60m iPhone 5S and 5C numbers, which was the largest new iPhone launch at the time.
Apple broke records, selling 9m iPhones in the first weekend, but the iPhone 5S outsold the cheaper iPhone 5C by two to one. The iPhone 5C failed to live up to expectations, causing Apple’s suppliers to cut production and Apple to introduce a cheaper 8GB iPhone 5C to try to ignite sales.
Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4-inch panels on Apple’s existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.