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Let's wait and see if Apple has similar issues when the iPhone X comes out. We already know they're facing supply chain issues, perhaps the bottleneck is due to
by jdavis703 9y ago
Let's wait and see if Apple has similar issues when the iPhone X comes out. We already know they're facing supply chain issues, perhaps the bottleneck is due to low yield on the OLED component.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-10-23/apple-losing-its-supply-chain-mojo-is-a-major-threat https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-10-23/apple-l...
- MBCook 9y agoThat’s one possibility. The other rumored issue is getting enough FaceID modules.
- kartD 9y agoNot really, Apple is sourcing exclusively from Samsung based on rumors. It's the FaceID module production that's causing supply constraints.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoOne of their antenna vendors was/is having issues also.
- Steko 9y agoThe supply issues Apple has with the X are due to the scale of their global sales machine. If they were dealing with a few million of phones like Google is with the Pixel, instead of tens of millions of phones like they are with the X, there wouldn't be any supply chain issues.