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Mar 2020
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Earlier reports mentioned that although Foxconn and other foundries in China are recovering production capacity, the epidemic is affecting the upstream supply chain, and some core components have been relatively short. If the epidemic continues to affect, then Apple will have to The promotion of the new aircraft was terminated once.
It is worth mentioning that some people in the industry pointed out that Apple has reached a new cooperation agreement with Chinese foundry BYD to expand production scale and speed up production. It is not known which products BYD will manufacture for Apple.
This time, Apple's upcoming new low-priced iPhone includes two models, namely iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus. For the two models, the iOS 14 source code has also appeared, so it depends on when Apple release.
In terms of price, it is not positioned as a flagship machine. The price of the iPhone 9 is expected to be around 3,000 yuan, while the starting price of the iPhone 9 Plus is around 3300 yuan (the National Bank is expected to start at 3299 yuan). For the sales of the two, the outside world is generally optimistic, many netizens are watching the official website for days to look forward to the launch of this new product.
Apple's global supply chain has not recovered, but the iPhone 12 is still expected to be released in the fall
A person familiar with the matter said that Apple and its suppliers expected that its launch plan would continue as scheduled, that is, Apple's new 2020 iPhone may debut in September this year, including the latest 5G models, and mass production is expected to take place in May.
It is reported that a large part of Apple's supply chain has been negatively affected by the new coronavirus, and many factories and offices have been closed according to government requirements. Foxconn, which is responsible for most of Apple's production, shut down operations in early February and initially planned to resume production on February 10. However, 50% of production capacity was not restored until mid-February, and it is planned to reach normal operating status by the end of March.
Although the new coronavirus epidemic has not stopped Apple from advancing its next-generation mobile phones, Apple with a global supply chain still faces many uncertain factors. For example, Apple's partners in Malaysia, chip and circuit board makers Murata, Renesas, and Ibiden have recently stopped production because the government has called for two weeks of suspension; Apple also relies on key zeros in Germany, Italy, South Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom. Component manufacturers, but currently these countries' supply chains have been hit hard by the new coronavirus epidemic.
On March 23, Apple has made adjustments to cancel the purchase restriction of only two iPhones per person that Apple China ’s official website opened on March 20. Users can purchase iPhone, iPad and other products without limit.
