After In reporting a fiscal third quarter that set a record that shattered Wall Street expectations, Apple had some bad news to announce. During the conference call that followed the earnings report, the company’s chief financial officer, Luca Maestri, said: “As you know, last year we started selling iPhones in late September. This year, we expect supply to be available for a few weeks. later”.
Apple’s iPhone 12 line will launch in October or November
The comment means we could see 5G 2020 IPhone 12 models were released in October or even November. This is quite out of character for Apple, which generally keeps everyone guessing when it will start shipping its latest iPhone models until they are released. But yesterday, reporting its third-quarter tax earnings, chip designer Qualcomm said shipments of 5G devices would decrease 15% in the current quarter because An unidentified customer planned to delay a “worldwide launch of the 5G flagship phone.” It didn’t take a lot of detective work to figure out that the unidentified customer was Apple.
Since the coronavirus started touring the world earlier this year, there has been talk that Apple may have to delay the launch of the iPhone 12 series. The company’s supply chain was operating at less than full speed, and assembly lines at the facilities managed by Foxconn, its main manufacturing partner, had a 50% capacity as supplies were scarce. When the first calendar quarter came to an end, Apple was able to reopen all of its retail stores in China just as they began to close in the US AND Foxconn achieved its employee recruitment goals ahead of schedule.
The launch of the 5G series Apple iPhone 12 will be delayed a few weeks
In the past, Apple had to launch certain iPhone models after September. In 2017, the iPhone X did not launch until November 3 of that year. The following year, the The iPhone XR didn’t launch until October 26, and last year was the first time since 2016 that all iPhone models were released in September.
We should see four new iPhones released this year, including the 5.4-inch iPhone 12, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Max, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro, and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. All four models will be powered by the 5nm Aion Bionic chipset. “Pro” drives will have 6GB of memory and storage options will start at 128GB. Premium variants will come with Wide, Ultra-wide and Telephoto cameras along with the LiDAR depth sensor. First seen on the iPad Pro 2020, the flight time sensor will provide more accurate depth sensors for improved portraits and improved AR capabilities. We could see that “Pro” models steal another feature from iPad Pro at ProMotion’s 120Hz refresh rate. This provides users with a buttery smooth scrolling and enhanced animation for video games. At 120Hz, the screen updates 120 times per second. However, it has been speculated on whether the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will actually include the feature.
The 2020 series iPhone 12 will also have a different design. Apple is replacing the rounded sides seen on the device from the 2014 iPhone 6 line with the flat sides that Apple first used with the iPhone 4 in 2010. Do you have your heart set on one of the iPhone 12 5G series models? You may have to wait a few additional weeks before you can purchase one. And when you do and open the box, you may notice that Apple has decided not to include a charging block with the phone. While the 2020 iPhones will support 20W fast charging, those who want to take advantage of the faster charging speed will need to purchase the 20W charger separately. Additionally, Apple is also expected to leave wired EarPods headphones out of the iPhone 12 series cases in a bid to boost demand for its Bluetooth wireless AirPods.
