iPhone news and rumours: Apple plans even bigger phone with 5.8-inch screen size

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For those who thought the iPhone 6 Plus was too big, your worst fears have been realised - future iPhones may be about to become even larger.

Apple is reportedly planning to up the maximum size of its handsets from 5.5-inches to 5.8-inches, complete with OLED displays, according to a report in Taiwanese paper Digitimes.

The new larger size might not be manufactured until at least next year, so won't be ready for this year's iPhone 7, but could potentially make an appearance during the 2017 iPhone 7s cycle.

The 7s range of iPhones is expected to sport organic light-emitting diode (OLED) flexible displays, after Apple held discussions with suppliers Samsung and LG in December over increasing the production of OLED screens.

OLED screens are typically brighter and use less power than LED displays, as well as being flexible, possibly raising the prospect of a curved screen in the iPhone or a future Apple gadget.

Last July, LG Display said it will invest KRW1.05 trillion in a flexible screen production line, based at the Gumi Plant in Gyeongbuk Province, Korea, which is listed among Apple's suppliers.

The new line will produce more than 200 cuts 5.5-inch cuts from a single plastic substrate sheet - the same size as an iPhone 6 Plus display - according to LG. Mass production is not expected to begin until early 2017.

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