The rumors have been flying for months about a possible 4-inch iPhone, but the device will reportedly not be announced at Apple’s September 9 event.

The good news is that Apple has indeed been developing the 4-inch screened device (which has the same features as last year’s iPhone 6), but it is not ready to ship, said 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman, citing unnamed sources.

Gurman said Apple has developed an even smaller iPhone with a 3.5-inch screen, but that that device will likely never ship.

Another Apple phone, 2013’s iPhone 5c, will likely be discontinued by Apple, Gurman said. The plastic-backed device, announced alongside the iPhone 5S, contains components (the A5 chip from 2012, for example) and features that Apple feels are getting too old for the current market.

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Gurman added that for those who still like 4-inch phones, Apple will continue to offer the iPhone 5s, and will even be dropping the on-contract price down to zero.

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