iPhone 5S Fingerprint Sensors to Delay or Limit Launch
DigiTimes reported today that while the chips were set to be manufactured this June, instead, they will be pushed back to late July, impacting the initial supply of the iPhone. Specifically, approximately three million devices will be delayed to the fourth quarter of this year. In addition, Apple have been expected to use biometrics for their much rumoured iWatch, patents revealed earlier this month - could this also see a delay?
Apple had suffered similar production issues last year, when iPhone 5 sales fell below analysts expectations. An unnamed official at Foxconn had said it was the "most difficult device Foxconn had ever assembled," leading to slow production. This year's concerns may be related, although at this time it seems to be a specific technology which is holding the device back, rather than the design as a whole.
Estimates from the same source reveal that combined sales of iPhone from the 4 to the 5S may total 30 million units in the fourth quarter. Apple will likely struggle to reach this with production setbacks.
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TitaniumPosted:
They make the iphones to often now, people just bought the iphone 5 and now the 5s is coming out. If Apple waited to release everything, people would buy their products more
ExoticWolfsPosted:
G9H I have the iPhone 5 and now there is going to be a 5S? Wow what a waste of $600
Should of knew they were going to do this. :D They will probably do this with the 6 and so on.
RuinsPosted:
DD-MM-YYYYG9H I have the iPhone 5 and now there is going to be a 5S? Wow what a waste of $600
Haven't you learnt this already?
lol i was like the 4 and 4S....
R31Posted:
G9H I have the iPhone 5 and now there is going to be a 5S? Wow what a waste of $600
Haven't you learnt this already?
SCOPosted:
VibeEditz Right now i have had my iPhone 4 for about a year, and next year is time for an upgrade, and the ONLY time i ever get a new phone is during an upgrade, any other time is such a waste of money, just deal with what you have for a while, then the price won't be so bad.
I have the Iphone 4 aswell. Thats what i do just wait until my contract runs out and get an upgrade
VibeEditzPosted:
Right now i have had my iPhone 4 for about a year, and next year is time for an upgrade, and the ONLY time i ever get a new phone is during an upgrade, any other time is such a waste of money, just deal with what you have for a while, then the price won't be so bad.
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