But I’ve always struggled to use smartphones – my first was an iPhone 4 – without awkward ... to years of fumbling about with an oversized phablet – a relatively modestly-sized high ...

Measuring 6.22 inches tall by 3 inches wide (but just 7.1mm thick), the iPhone 6 Plus was so large it demanded a new distinction and ushered in the era of the "phablet" (for "phone-tablet).

In all likelihood, I will have no interest in an iPhone phablet. I explained why in an earlier post. But the smaller iPhone 6 will almost certainly be my new personal phone when it launches this fall.

Evangelista lists RAM from 2GB to 4GB, while battery size goes up to 3,500 mAh for the iPhone phablet. Other features include A7 and A8 processors, “super IGZO thin displays,” with the Air Pro ...