47% of Future Buyers Say They'll Purchase a Smartphone With a 5-Inch Display or Larger [Survey]

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Posted April 10, 2014 at 8:25pm by Shalom Levytam

A new ChangeWave survey found nearly half (47%) of planned smart phone buyers say they’re most interested in buying a 5 inch screen or larger, that's a 7% jump in phablet demand just since December, and the highest level since they began asking the question to respondents.

Samsung is the leader in this space and remains well positioned going forward – with nearly two-in-three planned Samsung buyers (64%; up 6-pts) saying they’re most interested in purchasing a 5” screen or larger device. At the same time, the percentage of non-Samsung buyers interested in purchasing a phablet has risen sharply over the past two surveys (up 13-pts), from 26% in September to 39% in the current survey – a clear sign that the appeal of these devices is not fading.

Apple identified this trend long ago and is expected to finally release iPhones with larger displays this year.

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47% of Future Buyers Say They'll Purchase a Smartphone With a 5-Inch Display or Larger [Survey]

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gamerscul9870 - April 11, 2014 at 4:51pm

Well said. Just like the phones.

jives - April 10, 2014 at 8:58pm

the only reason i hate iphone with small screen is the space between the keyboards. its too damn small for my giant hands

gamerscul9870 - April 10, 2014 at 9:01pm

I tried iPhone keyboard both hands and one, not one hell of a problem. I am happy with the way it is.

skylander - April 10, 2014 at 8:50pm

I am using iPhone 5. While I thought I might not need a 5" inch couple years ago, I think my mindset has changed. I hold my friend 5" Galaxy S4, I find this is a good size for me. I can hold it well on my hand. If Apple is really release 4.7" and 5.5" iPhone 6, I probably will choose the 5.5". But I will see it in person first.

mikrohard - April 10, 2014 at 8:40pm

Which means that 53% of the future won't buy a phone with a 5" or larger display :)

gamerscul9870 - April 10, 2014 at 8:29pm

That's why we have tablets, but a smartphone over 5.5"? Are they out of their minds? For a smartphone?