More and more reports of delays to Apple's upcoming iPhone have continued to pop-up, with the Economic Daily News claiming on Monday that production of the "iPhone 8" will not start until between November and December, and the production of the "S" cycle iPhones may also potentially face delays. Continue reading after the break to find out more!
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According to the report, the redesigned OLED iPhone will only ship in small volumes this year, because the yield rates at the main manufacturing plants have not reached the mass production stage. The report said:
While there were previous reports indicating that volume production for new iPhone devices has commenced, yield rates at the two main ODMS, Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron, have not yet reached levels that warrant mass production.
Reports of iPhone delays normally happen every year and do not tend to pan out, but the consistency of the reports this year is more than normal. They seem to have been spuured by claims that Apple has found its redesigned handset challenging to finalize, whther because of the intricacies of the OLED panel or problems integrating Touch ID into the screen.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently published a report that supported claims that Apple will debut the OLED iPhone in September, but the device will face "severe supply shortages" for some time. Kuo believes that production ramp-up on the OLED model will not begin until October to November.
Last week, claims were made that the software-side of things is not going well either. Some rumors say that there are problems with the front-facing camera's 3D sensor and could see the feature unavailable at launch. A purported wireless charging accessory for the iPhone is also thought to be coming later than planned.
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently published a report that supported claims that Apple will debut the OLED iPhone in September, but the device will face "severe supply shortages" for some time. Kuo believes that production ramp-up on the OLED model will not begin until October to November.
Last week, claims were made that the software-side of things is not going well either. Some rumors say that there are problems with the front-facing camera's 3D sensor and could see the feature unavailable at launch. A purported wireless charging accessory for the iPhone is also thought to be coming later than planned.
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