There's some news regarding the iPhone phablet, and if you have been eagerly waiting for it, you're not going to like this one. KGI Securities' analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the 5.5-inch iPhone phablet might not hit shelves this year. This delay is being caused due to manufacturing issues that are only plaguing the iPhone phablet, not the regular 4.7-inch iPhone 6.

"We think the 5.5-inch model will also have issues with the yield rate of in-cell touch panel and color unevenness of metal casing. Indeed, these problems will likely be even more complicated with a larger size," Kuo noted. "In addition, from a technical perspective, we don't expect sapphire cover, used for the first time on the 5.5-inch model, will easily pass the drop test near term. We are conservative about 5.5-inch iPhone launching by end-2014. Even if the product is launched in 2014, it is likely to take place after mid-4Q14, which is later than the September-October of consensus, with shipments being lower than consensus of 15- 20mn units."

For those who are waiting for the 4.7" iPhone 6, it looks like it is still on track for a late 2014 launch.