Apple Delays Mass Production of iPhone 12 by a Month
Apr. 28, 2020The report comes from theWall Street Journal(paywalled), and says that the supply-chain and manufacturing disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to delay mass production of its smartphones by a month.
If you were hyped to get your hands on the new iPhone 12 the moment it went on sale though, chances are you’ll still be able to get it. According to the WSJ, Apple will keep on track with the iPhone 12’s expected September launch, and the phones will likely even go on sale in the usual fashion (before the end of the month), butthere may be a shortage of handsets due to the delay in mass production.
The company has faced production delays in the past as well with the iPhone X and theiPhone XR, both of which were made available later than usual due to production issues. At the very least, a production delay with the iPhone isn’t completely unprecedented for Apple, so lets see how things play out.
