iPhone 12 Facing Production Delays, iPhone SE Plus Postponed: Ming-chi Kuo

Apr. 22, 2020

We’ve been getting quite a bit of information about the iPhone 12 over the past few days, includingCAD based rendersof the upcoming smartphone, and reports about theiPhone 12’s notch. Now, in a new investor note released by famed Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo, he has outlined some new information regarding the iPhone 12’s production as well as the iPhone SE shipments and market demand.

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Kuo also said that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Apple islagging a month behind on the engineering validation tests for the iPhone 12. Four new iPhones are expected in the iPhone 12 line-up, and Kuo says Apple will go with a staggered mass production order for the smartphones.

According to Kuo, the5.4-inch and 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models will enter mass production in Septemberwhile the 6.7-inch iPhone will enter mass production in October. Kuo is saying that Applemight announce all the new iPhones at the same time, but the release dates are likely going to be staggereddue to these production delays.

Obviously, these are estimates and even though Ming-chi Kuo has been fairly accurate about Apple related information, we would suggest you take this with a pinch of salt.