According to our recent HCST report, Apple iPhone Shipments by Model: Q2 2007 to Q4 2016, in which we track the global shipments of Apple iPhones by model by quarter since Q2 2007, Apple's latest 5.5 inch model - iPhone 7 Plus - performed much better job than its predecessors - iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6S Plus, and has started to close the gap against 4.7 inch iPhone 7, the world's best-selling smartphone model in Q4 2016.

We also recently published the insight report analyzing why 5.5 inch iPhone 7 Plus is gathering more attention and market demand than last two years, and what impacts this trend will deliver to the rumored AMOLED iPhone version.

The in-detail volume / market share / splits between 4.7 inch versus 5.5 inch as well as the insight report containing the full analysis can be identified at this metrics and this insight report, published under our Handset Country Share Tracker (HCST) service.