Today, demand for bigger smartphones is evident; anything under 5 inches is considered small. So it’s no surprise that the iPhone 6 exists; it’s a larger, more refined version of the 4-inch iPhone 5s, which feels absurdly tiny by comparison. Under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple has admitted that, yes, plenty of people will buy big phones—Apple users included, as early sales have shown. It’s a stunning about-face by a company typically so ahead of the curve. But Tim Cook’s Apple is different; the company is no longer ruled by a brilliant dictator. In an incredibly demanding and evolving market, it was either follow suit or risk losing even more marketshare to Android, which is no question the dominant force in mobile. Really, Apple couldn’t afford to pass up the obviously popular big phone trend. GALLERY/MORE: http://bit.ly/ZynT5t
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