Chip shortage could indirectly hit iPhone production as Samsung plant offline<div class="feat-image">
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<p>It was reported yesterday that the global chip shortage was “<a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/17/chip-shortage-affecting-everybody-except-apple/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">affecting everyone except Apple[/url],” with two factors insulating the iPhone maker. That isn’t quite accurate, as <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-12/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone 12[/url] production has been constrained by shortages of both <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/05/iphone-12-pro-orders-slip-into-december-due-to-component-shortages/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">power management chips and LiDAR components[/url], but it’s certainly true that the Cupertino company is in a much better position than most.</p>
<p>However, it seems Apple may have another worry, as a <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/samsung/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Samsung[/url] plant responsible for 5% of global chip supply has been out of action for over a month … </p>
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