“Apple is expected to bump up the screen size on its next iPhone. Recent rumors even claim the company will unveil two new models later this year — one with a 4.7-inch screen, the other with a 5.5-inch screen. Assuming this prediction proves true, a certain amount of cannibalization of the Mini is likely,” Lance Whitney reports for CNET. “But Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster sees the overall effect on Apple as neutral.”
“In some cases, consumers might update to the iPhone 6 to score the bigger screen instead of keeping an older phone and buying an iPad Mini, Munster suggested in an investors note released Monday,” Whitney reports. “In other cases, iPhone 6 buyers who want a second device might simply choose an iPad Air instead of a Mini.”
“Cannibalization concerns were also tossed around when Apple introduced the first iPad Mini in 2012. Apple watchers wondered if the new Mini model would steal sales away from its bigger sibling,” Whitney reports. “In some ways, the point is moot. As long as overall demand and revenues stay strong, Apple benefits no matter which product is luring in the customers.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]