Earlier reports said that this year's 5G iPhone will be postponed, but Bloomberg said in a report today that this year's 5G iPhone will still be released at the traditional autumn conference.
Signs are that Apple's Chinese-centric manufacturing-of which Hon Hai is the linchpin-is slowly getting back on track. The next iPhones with 5G wireless capabilities remain on schedule to launch in the fall, partly because mass production isn't slated to begin until the summer, people familiar with matter have said.
With the worldwide epidemic of the new coronavirus pneumonia, Apple products that are extremely dependent on the global industry chain have also felt a lot of pressure. In addition to the urgent production of released products, unreleased new products have also been affected in this epidemic. No small test, the most important of which to Apple is the 5G iPhone that will debut in the second half of this year.
The first is the delay in development. It is rumored that the 5G iPhone, which was originally planned to be developed in cooperation with processing manufacturers in early March, was forced to postpone, and the situation in the United States that caused employees to have to work from home also delayed development.
Therefore, there are more and more rumors that the 5G iPhone may be postponed this fall. Last week, it was reported that Apple has started internally discussing the possibility of delaying the release of the new iPhone 2020 for several months.
Previously Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had predicted that Apple might launch 4 5G iPhones this fall, with the largest screen 6.7-inch version, the smallest screen 5.4-inch version, and two 6.1-inch versions.
He expects the new iPhone to have a flat mid-frame design similar to the iPhone 4, and high-end models will also be equipped with the new iPad Pro's LiDAR scanner camera.
Although the 5G iPhone may be launched on time, Apple's future new products may be affected as the global supply chain is being tested under the influence of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.
Although the epidemic in China is nearing its end, the impact of the shutdown caused by the epidemic is still not optimistic.
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