Apple has notified several of its suppliers that it plans to make about 213 million iPhones in the 12 months through March 2021, up 4% from the same period a year ago, despite some suppliers’ belief that orders could end up being significantly lower, according to Nikkei Asian Review.
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Production of current and new models, including the recently announced iPhone SE and upcoming 5G iPhones, will be split nearly 50-50, the article adds. Not surprisingly, Apple had no comment
“Apple’s production outlook is pretty bullish, and we will need to assess whether it is based on a realistic demand [forecast],” one executive at a components maker told Nikkei Asian Review. “Actual production could be 10% to 20% lower,” he said.