When coronavirus wasn't a domestic problem in China, Apple feared the effects it would have on the production line of IPhone 12, which is expected in the fall of this year. Now, when the status of the Foxconn factory in China has returned to normal, by far, Cupertino's concerns have changed his priorities.
With the panorama that in the mid-term warnings of the recession, fueled by the impact of fragmentation and the clear decline of economic activity in various countries of the world, consumer priorities will change based on their purchasing power and Technology is perhaps among your top priorities. You're facing this Apple is not clear how many iPhone 12s it should produce
Apple is reviewing possible changes to the demand for the iPhone 12
According to a statement by former Apple employees in The Wall Street Journal, production and preparations for the new iPhone begin months in advance. At this stage,The Apple Operations team is ordering camera modules and other items in March and April, based on the number of iPhones Apple expects to sell in a given year.
But in this case, the chances of making the wrong estimate are high, the ability to produce orders in excess
Will the iPhone 12 be ready for fall?
In addition to statements seeking to extract some calm from Chinese manufacturing factories, some analysts believe that the opening days of the iPhone could be extended, due to problems arising from travel restrictions in China, interrupting the work of the Apple Department of Engineering, which is currently running jobs using photos and video calls for protyping purposes.
In this sense, there are those who see what Apple might be able to present September's iPhone 12 model October and other models of the same generation a few months later. Although the company is expected to make further details on the earnings call later this month.