DigiTimes: iPhone 12 schedule remains uncertainChip and component production was supposed to start in June.
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A DigiTimes report says the 5G iPhone schedule remains uncertain.
A source claimed component production should begin in June.
Device assembly would apparently take place in July and August, but the coronavirus pandemic and weak demand could change this.
A DigiTimes report claims that Apple's 5G iPhone schedule remains uncertain amidst the coronavirus pandemic and weak consumer demand.
According to the report:
The market for 5G smartphones is expected to expand in 2020, with the availability of a 5G-capable iPhone set to spur the market demand.
Nevertheless, component suppliers engaged in the supply chain for smartphones are increasingly uncertain about whether the deliveries for next-generation 5G models can be on schedule, the sources said. For Apple's 5G iPhone, related chip and component production should kick off by June 2020 followed by device assembly between July and August in ord...
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DigiTimes: iPhone 12 schedule remains uncertain
