Sources claim Apple suppliers are now on schedule to meet 2017 iPhone X demand
One week prior to iPhone X pre-orders, a new report citing sources within Apple’s supply chain claim that yield rates for some iPhone X components have improved and become stable enough to predict that Apple will be able to handle 2017’s iPhone X demand.
While this may be the news eager consumers like myself have been hoping for, it’s important to note that while yield rates may be improving for the device, with this being Apple’s biggest change to iPhone since the launch of the original handset in 2007, it’s almost certain stock will fly out of Apple’s virtual shelves after pre-orders begin next Friday, with the first batch of devices that will be given the delivery date of November 3rd being limited to the first group of lucky customers.
According to sources who reported Apple manufacturer, Foxconn has started shipping its first iPhone X units from its main plant in Zhengzhou, China, production yield rates for key parts such as the 3D sensing modules, signaling the first positive indicator from suppliers previously struggling to meet Apple’s demand.
The first batch of iPhone X devices has already been shipped out from Foxconn Electronics’ site in Zhengzhou (Henan, China), said the sources. With production yield rates for certain key components such as 3D sensing modules improving, shipments of the device have increased gradually and will meet Apple’s demand ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the sources indicated.