KGI Securities Analyst Predicts Production Delay for iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus as Long as 2 Weeks
A reliable KGI Securities Analyst has predicted a two-week production delay for the Apple iPhone 6s.
Ming-Chi Kuo, known for his accurate Apple product forecasts, has said there may be a one or two-week delay in the mass production of the Cupertino, California tech giant's anticipated iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.
The KGI Securities analyst further said orders for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have already been cut to speed up the roll-out of the handset models from the assembly line.
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Counting for the delay, mass production for both smartphone models is scheduled to begin by late August.
According to Kuo, 60 percent of the iPhone 6s units will be assembled by Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturing multinational, Foxconn, with the remaining 40 percent put together Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, Pegatron.
Due to the delay, Foxconn employees at the company's Zhengzhow plant are likely to put in overtime to speed up the assembly process, and consumers should expect shortages of one or both of the models during the launch, even with both Foxconn and Pegatron being both seasoned suppliers for Apple.
Despite the delay, however, Apple will still be unveiling the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on schedule, reportedly on a special event on Sept. 11, with both phones going on sale in both the U.S. and U.K. on Sept. 25.
Apple is said to have ordered an estimated 85 to 90 million handsets from its suppliers in preparation for the launch, pre-orders, online, and retail sales.
The new flagship phones are expected to be crafted out of Series 7000 aluminum, the same non-bendable material used in the making of the Apple Watch. Apart from the Force Touch technology already in use in the smartwatch, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will have the A9 chipset, the new iOS 9 operating system, 2 GB of DDR4 RAM, and will feature a 12MP main camera.
