Apple shoppers seeking Plus-sized iPhones with more flash

By | September 19, 2014

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With Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus on back order online, many Apple fans waited for hours Friday morning outside stores, hoping to get their hands on one of the jumbo smartphones when they went on sale at retail. An IBD survey of 110 customers outside the Apple Store in Reston, Va., this morning found that 73% were there to buy the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. The other 27% were looking to get the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, which is still larger than the 4-inch iPhone 5 series phones. Both new handsets went on sale Friday in the U.S. and nine other markets. The iPhone 6 Plus costs $100 more than the iPhone 6, which starts at $199 with a two-year wireless contract. Analysts say that the larger phone is likely to have a higher profit margin because the additional bill of materials is projected to be less than $100…. Scalper1 News

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