Apple reportedly releasing 'largest iPhone ever' this year

Bigger really is better, at least as far as Apple is concerned.

So suggests a new report from Bloomberg, which claims that the tech behemoth intends to release the "largest iPhone ever" later this year along with two other new models. Apple is allegedly planning to announce the latest additions to the iPhone family this fall, with the devices going on sale before the end of the year.

So all you early adopters out there should take now, perhaps, as the time to invest in cargo shorts.

But just how big, exactly, are we actually talking? The iPhone X has a 5.8-inch screen, so whatever Tim Cook reportedly has in store it's obviously larger than that yesterday's news of a phone. The new, as-of-yet unnamed smartphone (code name "D33") is rumored to have a screen size approaching 6.5 inches.

For the sake of comparison, Samsung's S9+ has a 6.2-inch screen.

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The physical phone itself is said to be approximately the size of the iPhone 8 Plus.

But a gigantic phone isn't the only trick Apple might have up its oversized sleeve. According to the same Bloomberg story, the Cupertino-based company also has two other phones in the works that will drop before the end of 2018.

The details are light, but edge-to-edge displays and the incorporation of Face ID are expected in the other new models. One is said to essentially be an upgraded iPhone X, while the other will be a slightly less expensive option in an attempt to draw in those who balked at the $1,000 cost of the iPhone X.

After all, bigger isn't better when it comes to the price tag.

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