According to the Wall Street Journal, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant has asked its suppliers in Asia to manufacture more than 85 million iPhones, combined of the two models reportedly named iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus.
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As tradition goes, Apple is widely expected to launch the iterative upgrades for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus later this year. Though the company will bring its Force Touch technology (which can distinguish the force of a user’s tap) to its newest smartphones, other features of the phone, such as screen size and resolution, are expected to remain unchanged.
It comes after circuitry and chips inside what is reported to be Apple’s next phone have been laid bare in a series of leaked images and files.
However, the company has ordered 70 to 80 million iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 units previous year.
In comparison with the iPhone 6, Apple’s iPhone 6s will have improved focusing on camera, internal component enhancements and new pressure sensitivity.
To help produce the new phones, Apple is considering a third assembler, Wistron, the people familiar with the matter said. The device’s popularity has risen in places such as China, which became Apple’s biggest smartphone market during the company’s fiscal second quarter, ended in March. Features, specs and release date are being talked about on the rumored successor to iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus. Reports suggest that for the first time in history, Apple will hire three different firms to assemble the new iPhones.
And it explains why Apple is so concerned with getting consumers to switch to the iPhone from Android – it’ll give Apple an opportunity to show investors that the iPhone still has room to grow.
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone sales strength and the company’s aggressive capital return program could push its shares higher, BMO Capital Markets analyst Keith Bachman said in a research report Thursday. For last year’s effort, Apple relied on Pegatron Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Apple VIX Index, a gauge of demand for options on the iPhone maker’s stock, has jumped 31 per cent since Tuesday, its biggest two-day increase since March 2012.
