India-made phones may get pricier quicker with new government deadline, Samsung warns
The company may decide against producing more Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 phones out of the country if a new tariff comes into place sooner than expected.
One analyst believes the iPhone X is ‘dead’ and buried, with production at a standstill already
We know iPhone X demand has badly declined in recent months, but we never expected production to be halted so fast. For good. That’s probably not the case, but what if it is?
India plants to make iPhone SE 2 for release later this year
Apple has invested with a partner to build and run a factory in India just so it can sell its own phones in the country. It might put the factory to better use than it currently does.
Apple supplier disputes multiple reports of massive iPhone X Q1 production cut
Sources close to two reputable business publications claim Apple may have reduced Q1 2018 iPhone X production targets from 40 to 20 million units. One supplier says that might not be so.
‘Dull’ iPhone X sales reportedly cause ‘rare’ Samsung OLED production slowdown
An unexpectedly early drop in iPhone X demand is not just hurting Apple, as Samsung was forced to recently reduce the operation rate of a large OLED display plant.
HomePod shipments reportedly begin with up to 12 million set for this year
One of the assemblers is rumored to have shipped its first batch of one million units. At least nine more batches are said to come between Inventec and Foxconn before the end of the year.
Sharp OLED displays could come into mass production this quarter
More manufacturers coming onto the market making OLED displays for smartphones is good news for Apple as it can negotiate cheaper prices to equip its future iPhones with these vibrant panels.
Qualcomm reportedly wants TSMC, not Samsung, to make the Snapdragon 855
Samsung, the makers of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, 835, 821 and 820 processors, could lose the Snapdragon 855 production contract to bitter rivals TSMC.
Chinese students “forced” to work at Foxconn, build iPhone X
The Henan provincial government issued notices to send vocational students to the Foxconn factory for work experience, even if their vocation isn’t related.
Bloomberg: Apple solved part of the iPhone X production puzzle by lowering Face ID quality standards
The only way out of widely reported iPhone X mass manufacturing pickles may have been a relaxation of “some” Face ID specifications for parts suppliers.
Apple Stores will have a few iPhone X units available on November 3, 20 million shipments tipped for 2017
You’ll need to be very quick to get the iPhone X at launch, either online or offline, since shipments are only expected to hit 20 million units this year.
iPhone X delays reportedly worsened with yields below 10 percent
The report out of financial firm Brightwire doesn’t have much meat to the bones, but it’s one that follows a cavalcade of concern on the iPhone X schedule.
