Apple’s next iPhones might unleash a huge upgrade cycle

Ahead of Apple's now-confirmed fall event on Sept. 12 at which the iPhone maker will show off new models of its flagship product, there's apparently a big wave of upgrades coming from users eager to switch out their current device for one of Apple's newest handsets.

That's according to a note from analyst Gene Munster of Loup Ventures, which said his firm polled what (to be fair) is a relatively small set of U.S. consumers (530) but found that almost half acknowledged an intent to upgrade to a newer iPhone within the next year. The exact figure was 48 percent, compared to 25 percent who responded that they intended to upgrade in June of last year.

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