14 DAY TRIAL // Apple promised to kick off the pre-order program for the iPhone X later this month and start shipments on November 3, but according to new information, another delay is very likely because of the shockingly low yield rate.
We’ve known for a while that the iPhone X suffered from various production issues before being announced at Apple’s September event, and now it looks like Cupertino has a hard time getting manufacturing right, with a major delay currently said to be considered.
News agency Brightwire says via undisclosed sources that “Apple might delay shipment of first 1 million iPhone X handsets to December as yield rate dips below 10 percent.” Of course, no official confirmation has been provided and as far as Apple is concerned, November 3 is still the date when the first customers will get the iPhone X.
Apple doesn’t afford a second delay
Despite no specifics being provided on what’s potentially causing the iPhone X delay, there are several reasons that could contribute to such a drastic decision, including the OLED display to be featured on the device.
The new panel used on the iPhone X is said to be one of the reasons responsible for the delay to November in the first place, and if this new report is true, then it’s pretty clear that Apple has a hard time dealing with the design it adopted for the phone.
If a second delay is indeed confirmed then Apple’s sales are very likely to suffer a strong hit. Neither the iPhone 8 nor the iPhone 8 Plus impressed so far, and what’s more, the latter is suffering from battery failures that raise safety concerns.
Apple doesn’t afford to push back the iPhone X to December and the company certainly knows that, so it’ll be interesting to see how they deal with all these production issues. One thing is for sure though: 1 million units won’t be enough to meet initial demand and if the company runs out of stock after this long wait, more customers would be tempted to start looking elsewhere.