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The display may not be the only thing Apple bumps up on iPhone 6 if an analyst is to be believed. Jefferies’ Peter Misek claims in an investor note released today that Apple has been negotiating with mobile carriers about raising the iPhone 6 price by as much as $100. If carriers have to pay more to get the device from Apple, subscribers will subsequently have to pay more monthly to get it from the carriers. However, it seems that carriers aren’t warming up to the idea, at least that’s what Misek claims.

Normally most analyst predictions aren’t even worth the paper they’re printed upon. But there are certain famed Apple analysts that have been right multiple times in the past. Misek is one of those analysts with a hit or miss track record. He believes that Apple might be able to get away with charging more for the new iPhone because no other “game-changing” phones are expected to come out this year.

One might ask why would Apple want to raise iPhone 6 price when its smartphones are already under increasing pressure from relatively cheaper devices. The entire notion behind this seems to be that iPhone 6 will be the only “head-line worthy high-end phone” to be launched later this year and carriers wouldn’t want to miss out on it. So carriers and subscribers may have to split the extra $100 down the middle. If this happens, the base iPhone 6 could cost $250 with a two year service contract.

This move also has the potential of backfiring. Particularly in markets where carrier subsidies don’t exist. Customers pay upfront for their devices, and with the market already flooded with cheaper alternatives, it might be chore to sell them even more expensive iPhones.

iPhone 6 Price Might Get A Bump [Analyst] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, iphone 6,

The rumors and leaks for Apple’s next smartphone generation are indeed ramping up. Now we are being treated to a set of leaked images, including CAD diagrams and supposed manufacturing … Continue reading

Last month ChangeWave polled more than 4,000 people, who were asked if they would be willing purchase the next iPhone, a.k.a iPhone 6. The findings show that there is already high interest for Apple’s next generation smartphone, which is expected to debut in fall 2014. 14 percent respondents said that they are very likely to purchase it, while 26 percent responded they were somewhat likely.

This 40 percent together shows that there is significant buying interest than there was for Apple’s previous iPhones. ChangeWave conducted a similar poll in March 2013 when rumors about two iPhones being launched were circulating wildly. Back then only 26 percent respondents said they were likely to pick up the new iPhone, despite the fact that even at that time there were rumors about larger displays.

But the rumors seem to make sense now, given the fact that Apple decided to stick with the same size for yet another generation of iPhones. Many Wall Street analysts are now of the view that if Apple doesn’t want iPhone sales to fall flat it is going to have to adopt larger displays. This is presumably why people are now more likely to believe that iPhone 6 is going to follow current market trends, which evidently lean towards large displays.

ChangeWave’s parent company, 451 Research, said that “speculation over a larger screen iPhone is clearly striking a chord with consumers,” and that it is the highest level of demand for an unannounced iPhone ChangeWave has ever seen in its survey.

Research Shows High Interest In iPhone 6 Due To Larger Display Rumors , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, iphone 6,

A while back we saw some schematics that allegedly belonged to that of the upcoming iPhone 6. Whether those schematics are right on the money remains to be seen, but in the meantime we’ve also seen some renders being created based on said schematics.

Recently the folks at MacRumors have decided to try their hand at creating renders based on the schematics as well and have commissioned designer Ferry Passchier to come up with some designs that would look like they could belong to the final product, and as you can see in the image above and below, it certainly looks pretty good. (more…)

More iPhone 6 Concept Renders Based On Leaked Schematics original content from Ubergizmo.

Two sizes of display for Apple’s iPhone 6 are tipped to go into mass production from May, insiders in the company’s supply chain claim, with first a 4.7-inch and then … Continue reading