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Title: 2020 iPhone 12 shipment estimates slashed by half, says DigiTimes
Post by: HCK on June 30, 2020, 04:05:19 pm
2020 iPhone 12 shipment estimates slashed by half, says DigiTimes

It says suppliers are bracing for "weak" shipments in 2020.

What you need to know


DigiTimes says iPhone suppliers are bracing for weak shipments in 2020.
The report claims that estimates for shipments have been slashed by half.
This is leading to increased levels of competition between suppliers.


A new DigiTimes report says that suppliers are bracing themselves for weak iPhone 12 shipments this year, with estimates slashed by half.

According to the report:


  Apple is expected to launch its 5G iPhone later this year, but its supply chain partners are now much less optimistic about shipments for the new devices that reportedly will support mmWave in 2020...
 
  Shipments of mmWave-enabled 5G iPhones slated for launch later this year are estimated to reach only 15-20 million units in 2020 compared to a previous supply chain estimate of 30-40 million units, intensifying competition among Apple's suppliers of FC-AiP substrates for the new phones, according to industry sources.

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Source: 2020 iPhone 12 shipment estimates slashed by half, says DigiTimes (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/LUeuZWyrgcw/2020-iphone-12-shipment-estimates-slashed-half-says-digitimes)