Stefan Mileschin

Mass production could be two months late

Apple's glacial speed towards 5G is facing further delays of up to two months due to the coronavirus pandemic and apparently Jobs' Mob is giving its suppliers a Chinese burn to pick up the pace.

Apple is pushing its suppliers to try to reduce production delays for its first 5G iPhones as it faces delays of between four weeks and two months for mass production of the four models in its 5G lineup after postponements caused by factory lockdowns and workplace absences during the pandemic.

This delay is on top of the year that Apple fell behind its rivals getting 5G phones on the market. This was mostly due to Intel delays with the modem hardware.

Sources have said Apple has been aggressively trying to cut delays and was now less likely to face a worst-case scenario of postponing the launch until 2021, the situation it was in three months ago. The estimated delays are based on the stage that development would normally be at for a release in September.

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