Rumors about an iPhone SE successor should be known to all Apple fans by now. Now a report has been published that provides new details about the iPhone 9.
The Taiwanese news site DigiTimes regularly publishes paid reports about Apple. Today, such a report was made available regarding the iPhone 9. According to the report, DigiTimes have learned from an unnamed source that the new iPhone 9 (also known as iPhone SE 2) has entered the final phase - the so-called production review - at an assembly plant in Zhengzhou. Note: An explanation of the four phases can be found in the second paragraph. This is what the preview of the paid article says:
New LCD iPhone enters final verification phase. Apple will soon introduce a new LCD iPhone series, tentatively named SE2, which recently entered the final stage of production verification at an assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China, according to industry sources.
According to rumors, the new iPhone 9 will appear in the design of the iPhone 8. The 4.7-inch device is said to have the A13 chip with 3 GB of RAM and Touch ID. The 64 GB version will reportedly be available for $400.
Device development goes through several phases
When an iPhone is developed, for example, it goes through a total of four phases. The EVT (Engineering Validation Test) phase focuses on various hardware components. The DVT (Design Validation Test) phase follows. Once both test phases are complete, development moves on to the PVT (Production Validation Test) phase, and only then does a final picture of the respective device emerge. In the final step, a so-called "production verification" is carried out at the responsible factory before mass production can begin. In the case of the iPhone 9, DigiTimes' source may actually be right, as Apple's engineers were severely restricted in China due to the coronavirus. Despite all this, a presentation of the new entry-level iPhone is still expected at the end of March. However, since mass production is only just starting now, there will certainly be supply bottlenecks. (Photo by mingman / Bigstockphoto)
