(Telecompaper) Apple is preparing for a larger initial production run of its next iPhone, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Apple is asking suppliers to manufacture 85-90 million units combined of two new iPhone models with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by end of this year. The screen sizes are the same as in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. By comparison, Apple last year ordered a then-record initial production run of 70-80 million for its Phones. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment. In the six months to March, Apple sold 135.6 million iPhones, a 43 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.