Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Smartphone development or smartphone in the world is growing rapidly. Many manufacturers update their products every year to develop the capabilities of their devices. no doubt, smartphone The latest has always been the attraction of the world community.
However, this year a number of producers and researchers predict there will be an increase in prices smartphone which is quite significant. The reason is, there is a “catastrophic” global chip deficit or what is commonly called chipmagedon. This makes production hampered and the price of the device skyrocketed.
“The possible outcome here is higher phone prices and deeper shortages for certain models,” said Forrester researcher O’Donnell, quoted by CNBC International.
“In Apple’s case, you might be able to get a high-end iPhone 12, but not a low-end iPhone XS. For makers smartphone others like Samsung, LG, and Chinese brands like Xiaomi and Huawei will all find it difficult,” he added.
This itself has been signaled by several manufacturers. Citing CNBC International, on Tuesday last week (07/27/2021), Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled that this chip problem would disrupt sales of the iPhone and other products such as the iPad.
“The drawback is not in the high-powered processors that Apple produces for its devices, but the chips for everyday functions like turning on the phone screen and decoding audio,” Cook said.
In addition to Apple, HMD, which launched several smartphone Nokia warns the shortage of semiconductors could be a challenge for smaller makers of high-end devices.
“We see there must be tightness overall in the supply chain,” said Florian Seiche, CEO of HMD.
“We may see certain imbalances in the market,” he added.
The lack of this chip itself is influenced by several things. In addition to recovering global smartphone demand, improving demand in the automotive sector has also made companies in these two industries scramble for chips.
“Now that the automotive and other sectors are catching up and starting to reclaim the capacity they have left behind, there is intense competition for semiconductor supply,” said Syed Alam, semiconductor analyst at Accenture.
“This has created supply pressure for chips smartphone,” he continued.
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