Big iPhones a Big Deal for China, Bigger Pain for Samsung
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Big screens are a big deal for smartphone users in China. If it's any indication, reservations just to pre-order the new and larger iPhones may already be in the several millions, according to reports. And before Apple's latest devices were cleared for sale in the country, we know that black market demand was fueling high prices and sparking fistfights between rival resellers.
But pre-orders, premiums and punches aside, if you really want to know just how popular bigger-display smartphones are in the world's largest market, don't look at Apple. Instead, turn to the company's arch-rival, Google.