Analysts Believe Apple Could Delay Launch of 5G iPhones Later This Year

Analysts Believe Apple Could Delay Launch of 5G iPhones Afterward This Yr

Posted past on Mar 08, 2022 in iPhone 12, News

Bank of America analysts believe that Apple tree could cease up delaying the launch of the 5G iPhone later this autumn due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The claim has been made based on a conversation with Elliot Lan, an expert on Apple'due south supply chain. The expert also expects Apple to delay the launch of the iPhone SE 2/iPhone 9 "past a few months" due to supply issues likewise as the coronavirus outbreak leading to weak demand.

The launch of the upcoming iPhones will now depend on how Apple'due south supply chain partners will be able to ramp up production in April and May. Other analysts have so far claimed that the launch of 5G iPhones later this year volition not be affected by the virus outbreak in People's republic of china. Even so, every bit the situation worsens worldwide due to the virus outbreak, a filibuster cannot be ruled out.

As the coronavirus outbreak spreads exterior of Prc, iPhone demand is going to weaken worldwide and the impact will be in that location for the foreseeable future. iPhone sales are already expected to take a nosedive in the ongoing quarter due to the extended shutdown in China following the virus outbreak which forced Apple to shut down its retail stores. The visitor's supply chain partners as well had to shut down their factories which has led to a supply constraint of iPhone, AirPods, and other Apple products.

Apple is non the merely one struggling with weak need due to the virus outbreak though. Other companies are besides in the same gunkhole and they have likewise had to filibuster the launch of their products due to factories being shut downward in Mainland china.

[Via Bloomberg]