14 DAY TRIAL // While the 2020 iPhone generation is the one that appears to be generating much more excitement both in the press and among users, Apple is getting ready to release refined models next month as part of the 2019 update.
But with such a massive overhaul planned for next year, it looks like Apple itself isn’t very optimistic about sales of the 2019 iPhone.
A report from Digitimes and citing components suppliers reveals that Apple doesn’t seem to be in a rush to expand the initial inventory for the new iPhone.
Instead, orders have so far been rather low, with the aforementioned source citing suppliers as saying that demand is weak, especially for touch panels and other components. Apple has reportedly “started making preparation since July,” so unless the company significantly increases orders in August and early September, the manufacturing of the new iPhone is likely to continue at the same pace.
Apple tight-lipped on everything related to new iPhones
Apple will introduce three iPhone models in September, and all of them are direct successors to the existing devices without no major change in terms of looks whatsoever.
The iPhone XR successor, for example, will still use an LCD screen, while iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max upgrades will stick with OLED. In 2020, however, the entire iPhone lineup is expected to make the switch to OLED, including the XR successor.
However, welcome upgrades will happen in the camera department, as the 2019 iPhone XR will adopt a dual-camera configuration, whereas the more expensive siblings will use a triple-camera setup.
Needless to say, there’s still a lot we don’t know about these iPhones, so we’ll have to wait until the September release to find out everything. Apple obviously won’t say a single thing about demand and orders at suppliers, but analysts estimate between 75 million to 80 million sold iPhones this quarter.