As expected, Apple has already published a profit warning for the current quarter. However, the company did not provide a new forecast in the press release. This is still to come. Now there are reports that mass production of the iPhone 9 (known as the iPhone SE 2) is still being delayed.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, Apple is currently unable to provide a revenue forecast for the current quarter. The previously forecast range of $63-67 billion has already been withdrawn. Now, the Japanese news site Nikkei Asian Review has returned with a new report on the iPhone 9. According to the latest information, mass production of the iPhone 9 is expected to continue to be delayed. It was originally scheduled to start in early February. According to Nikkei, it currently looks as if mass production will peak sometime in March. Currently, capacity utilization is around 30 percent – far from "mass production." The news site cites several different sources. report:
Suppliers are doing their best to produce and ship the (cheaper) iPhone within four weeks. The delay cannot be too long, otherwise it will affect Apple's sales strategy of new products in the second half of this year.
iPhone 9 supply shortages
Accordingly, the iPhone 12 series be in danger – DigiTimes has already warned of this. Furthermore, the supply bottlenecks in the delivery of the iPhone 9 are said to last until at least April, as is currently the case. In addition to the sluggish production, there is also a "labor shortage" in the logistics sector – explains Nikkei. However, the presentation of the device does not currently appear to be in danger. Both Bloomberg and DigiTimes, as well as other observers, have already announced a March keynote. This event is definitely expected to feature the iPhone 9 (known as iPhone SE 2) will be introduced. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Apple will reschedule the market launch at short notice. But at the moment it does not look like that will happen. Rumors say that around 15 million units of the iPhone 9 were originally planned - how many there will actually be at market launch cannot yet be estimated. (Photo by tashka2000 / Bigstockphoto)
