[Canalys principal analyst Pete Cunningham] expects the next iPhone will have a 4-inch or 4.3-inch display, rather than the 4.6-inch behemoth reported by Reuters.

So, the Maeil Business Newspaper--which, we can all agree, is go-to source for solid Apple rumors--is wrong about the size, but right that there will be a larger iPhone. Because, according to Cunningham, the fact that you can reach all the way across an iPhone comfortably with your thumb is a "noticeable weakness" of the iPhone.

Really. He said the size of the iPhone is a "noticeable weakness." Despite the fact that it's the best-selling smartphone. He really said that. You can click through and see. It's hard to believe, the Macalope knows, but this is how some people think.

The problem, of course, is that when you set aside the "analysts" and check with the people who actually know what they're talking about, they don't think this makes a lick of sense. John Gruber notes the obvious problem with this idea, which is pretty much the same problem with the "iPad mini" concept. Developers would have to . Jim Dalrymple--a man who can be drunk out of his mind on Heineken and still be right more times than any "analyst"--says succinctly that Gruber has a That's like taking a rumor out behind the shed and shooting it in the head.

The trend for larger displays is , and if Apple wants to stay competitive, it will need to go bigger.