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a supply problem for the photo modules? (Update)

Update: The main interested party has denial l’information de Ming Chi Kuo.

The reputation of the giant’s iPhone Apple no longer to be done. Each September, as usual, the Cupertino company presents its new range of smartphones. However, because of the Coronavirus pandemic, this presentation would be postponed by a few weeks for this year 2020.

According to a report by renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, an important part of the iPhone 12 is said to fail. According to him, quality issues would affect the camera of the new iPhone 12.

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Note that this problem should not influence the launch date of the phones. We therefore expect an officialization around the month of September or October.

IPhone 12 camera failure

This failure would only involve the 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch models of the iPhone 12. The 6.1-inch Pro and 6.7-inch Pro Max models would not present a problem.

The problem would be with the coating of the lens of the wide angle camera. Cracks are said to have appeared on this coating during high temperature and humidity tests performed by lens supplier Genius Electronic Optical. The latter would be the only one to be affected by this problem. Production delays will therefore be inevitable for him.

On the other hand, the distributor Largan should not encounter any problem on this side. Apple would therefore have given priority to this one for the provision of the objectives.

Will the failure impact the launch of the iPhone 12

Prioritizing Largan should fill Genius Electronic Optical’s production gap. Thanks to this solution, the failure of the coatings should have no impact on the launch date of the range. iPhone 12. According to Apple, final assembly of the phone will begin in mid-August and end in early October.

In addition, analyst Kuo indicates that Genius Electronic Optical could cut prices to make up for its lack of performance. This would undoubtedly affect the supplier, but would be inevitable in order to retain its share in the production.

Apple said on its conference call the week of July 27 that its schedule will be met. At least some of the models in the range should be presented around October. However, the launch date for the four iPhone 12 models would be different. The 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro would be released first. The other two models would be presented later.




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