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Apple has reportedly slashed iPad production by 50% to move capacity over to the iPhone lineup.
Apple is struggling as part of the worldwide chip shortage and appears to favor selling iPhones right now.
Bad news for iPad buyers, great news for iPhone fans.
Apple has reportedly slashed its iPad production numbers so that iPhones can be manufactured more quickly. If reports are accurate, Apple has told suppliers to reduce iPad capacity by as much as 50% to allow iPhones to be given priority.
The report, from Nikkei Asia, notes that iPhones and iPads have "a number of components in common." By moving those components from iPads to iPhones, Apple is able to get more smartphones into stores more quickly.
The same report also notes that older iPhones have seen their parts moved to iPhone 13 production lines.
Apple has cut back sharply on iPad production to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, multiple sources told Nikkei Asia, a sign the global chip s...
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Apple reportedly slashes iPad manufacturing to boost iPhone numbers
