With the long waiting periods to receive the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro all over the world, Apple would be placing large orders of previous models of the iPhone and would be reassigning parts destined for the iPad Pro for the manufacture of the iPhone 12 Pro. All this according to Nikkei Asia in its latest information, which you can see here.
Demand for the iPhone 12 Pro model has been higher than expected from Cupertino. This would have made them have problems in the supply chain of some of the components like chips or even LiDAR scanner components.
Based on information provided by Nikkei Asia sources, Apple would be reassigning components that would be directed to the iPad directly to the iPhone 12 Pro. All this with the aim of prioritizing the shortage of components based on the high demand for this device. This reallocation could be affecting about two million iPad models, thus frustrating production plans for the iPad this year.
On the other hand, to "fill the gap" on the shelves, Apple would be asking suppliers to prepare more than 20 million devices between iPhone 11, iPhone SE and iPhone XR to arrive before the Christmas campaign and early next year .
This request is equivalent to more than a quarter of the requests that Apple had for iPhones 12, which was around 70 or 90 million units. Nikkei Asia mentions that petitions for iPhone 11 and iPhone SE are close to 10 million units and that they are having more pull than expected among consumers.
All these new iPhone 11, iPhone SE and iPhone XR would go on sale with Apple's already adopted measure of do not include the charger adapter and the EarPods in the same box. Meanwhile, the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max have already reached their product life and no more models of these devices will be produced. To find them, we would have to do it in third-party stores where they still have stock for sale.
