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Foxconn Executive Speaks to Difficulty of iPhone 5 Assembly
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Another reason being in the first batch is sub-optimal.
I see this only getting worse with future iterations.
I see this only getting worse with future iterations.
These issues with the iPhone 5 are laughable. How dare they release a product for which they are still learning how to manufacture.
I waited and waited for the iPhone 5, and these quality control issues led me to the Galaxy SIII. Stunning build quality and no regrets.
I waited and waited for the iPhone 5, and these quality control issues led me to the Galaxy SIII. Stunning build quality and no regrets.
Tired of Obsession With "Thin"
I would much rather have at a minimum, user replaceable batteries over Apple's obsession with "thin". Pretty soon they will be sued because someone will try shaving with an iDevice and Motorola will sue them for "Razr" infringement.
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Yep, like the Intel chip assembly line....and circuit card assembly lines.
I would much rather have at a minimum, user replaceable batteries over Apple's obsession with "thin". Pretty soon they will be sued because someone will try shaving with an iDevice and Motorola will sue them for "Razr" infringement.
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Yep, like the Intel chip assembly line....and circuit card assembly lines.
Lol yeah.....It's like wtf? Thanks a lot. So we should all plan on exchanging our early 5's sometime in the near future? Hope not...
Well, "speaks to" is a grammatically correct and perfectly useable construction, but it's been totally misapplied in that sentence.
"Supply shortage speaks to difficulty of iPhone 5 assembly" = full marks.
"Foxconn executive speaks to difficulty of iPhone 5 assembly" is gibberish, it implies that his very existence is an indication of how difficult it is to assemble an iPhone.
Not half as grating as the "could of"/"would of"/"should of"/"might of" epidemic though, that stuff just makes me wanna go Hannibal Lecter.
Not only guinea pigs for the hardware, but how about having no problems releasing beta software like Siri and Maps...and having the unmitigated gall to call these FEATURES of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. We're becoming Apple's beta testers.
I'm starting to become a bit disillusioned with Apple.
I think you need to "touch base" with Mac Rumors.
Sadly, business-speak is taking over the English language. And it's really nothing more than a grown-up version of bro-speak.
Look at all the people here who say "price point" and "form factors". Those phrases are retarded, objectively speaking. These people are one step away from talking about "synergy" and "monetizing solutions for continued upward revenue streams".
"And for the iPhone 6, we've made it even thinner" 
When will it become thin enough? I can't imagine how much more difficult manufacturing would be as we head to the direction of thinner, lighter, and preserving similar battery life.
When will it become thin enough? I can't imagine how much more difficult manufacturing would be as we head to the direction of thinner, lighter, and preserving similar battery life.
Lol, since when is the Sim Card Removal Tool part of an iPhone and included in a tear-down? (in the photo).
With that said, I doubt there are many angelic companies anywhere in the world, be it Apple, Samsung, Nike, Microsoft, Nokia, Ikea...etc...etc...
With that said, I doubt there are many angelic companies anywhere in the world, be it Apple, Samsung, Nike, Microsoft, Nokia, Ikea...etc...etc...
If Apple would just leverage their product lines and increase retention...
NM, just made myself sick
What we need here, is some more joined-up, blue sky thinking, if we are ever going to push the envelope.
Uh you couldn't be more wrong...ABB, Fanuc, and Kuka which are the bigger names in the industrial robot manufacturing all have robots which have positional repeatability of .01mm(.0003") or better. Data sheet on an ABB for proof (http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot241.nsf/veritydisplay/3bd625bab3c7cae1c1257a0800495fac/$file/ROB0149EN_D_LR.pdf) Keep in mind that is also a 6 axis robot. SCARA robots can be more precise for cheaper due to less axes.
Some parts would likely not even use a robot, they would use a custom designed fixture that would place a part and automatically place screws to a desired torque setting. This piece could be as precise as needed and would easily be paid off due to the number of phones made, but since it is cheaper to pay someone in China to do it...thats why it is done.
Once again, another person that doesn't have any clue what they are talking about.
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Thats not how it works in the USA, most make more off their "career" known as welfare than they would off a job like this so why would they actually get off their ass and work to get less money than the government gives them for free?
People live in a city next to their factory of employment, work long hours for little pay that affords them a sub-quality standard of living. As I glance at my iPhone 5, I can't help but feel partly responsible. We have lived well before such mobile computing, is it truly necessary to keep up with the Joneses at the cost of such untoward consequences? Playing devils advocate by stating "it could be worse" irks me. How do we know? It's statements such as that which seem to acquiesce our own conscience for our parts in this mess.
I'm sure I'll get stoned with last years 4S's.
I'm sure I'll get stoned with last years 4S's.
Saturday Night Live nailed this one.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/tech-talk-iphone-5/1420759
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/tech-talk-iphone-5/1420759
Yeah, totally. I laughed so hard when Nasim did the traditional sarcastic dance.
Inspired writing, probably because the writers could identify. Those guys only have a single day that's entirely dedicated to writing SNL scripts. They pitch ideas on Monday, write on Tuesday, do a table read on Wednesday. On Thursday rehearsals start and they have a final chance to tweak the scripts. Friday, more rehearsals, Saturday it's dress rehearsal and then the live broadcast. The fact that they're able to pull it all off in that short time and that cramped studio is a miracle. But after each show, a bunch of Comic Book Guy clones go online and declare that it was the "worst episode ever". We are so lucky and so spoiled...
All the people reading "our productivity has been improving day by day" as "the first few million iPhones are all badly manufactured" really should calm down a bit.
Productivity is a measure of efficiency, not general quality. If someone is becoming more productive it means they are able to produce more in less time (e.g., since I started using a nail gun instead of a hammer my productivity has doubled). It doesn't mean the output is of a higher standard (in fact, sometimes the increase in speed leads to a greater sloppiness - I mean, we all remember what happened when Dudley Moore automated Santa's production line, right? Disaster!), merely that there is more of it.
So, no, this statement does not mean the people who bought iPhones on day one are stuck with less than perfect products. There will always be a higher rate of defects in early run products due to unexpected errors that can be refined out as production continues - basic continuous improvement) but that doesn't mean all early run products will include those defects.
Productivity is a measure of efficiency, not general quality. If someone is becoming more productive it means they are able to produce more in less time (e.g., since I started using a nail gun instead of a hammer my productivity has doubled). It doesn't mean the output is of a higher standard (in fact, sometimes the increase in speed leads to a greater sloppiness - I mean, we all remember what happened when Dudley Moore automated Santa's production line, right? Disaster!), merely that there is more of it.
So, no, this statement does not mean the people who bought iPhones on day one are stuck with less than perfect products. There will always be a higher rate of defects in early run products due to unexpected errors that can be refined out as production continues - basic continuous improvement) but that doesn't mean all early run products will include those defects.
Reminds me vaguely of the movie blood diamonds. It was diamonds there, but electronics here. But the consolation I guess is these workers at Foxconn or whatever seem to be making more money to help their families out. At what cost? Now that's the million dollar question.
Perhaps, not in so many words, but I agree.
Some 3 months ago, I had a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car garage home for rent. Some of the people, whom came to the walk through, asked if I accepted section 8 housing applicants. Not being familiar with the said, I asked about it. Supposedly, section 8 affords a $2,400.00 housing subsidy to qualified applicants, in my area. I was shocked to discover this.
One family argued that my rent (not including first, last, and security deposit) of $2,650.00 would cost them $250.00 out of pocket.
The home was rented (unsubsidized) in a week to a young couple.
We have generally believed that anything plastic is worse and anything metal is the best. Its True and False based on the usage and the environment where it is used.
Advantage of plastic(polycarbonate or other variants) is that first of all they are light and next they can absorb more energy when bumped or dropped and not get damaged or scratched easily.
Metal on the other hand is solid but also more prone to transferring the shock to its internal components. Can you imagine walking around with a macbook pro that has a huge dent in the corner? A plastic laptop on the other hand would either break or not.
Apple I think has found a nice balance between being sturdy and the way they designed the frame around various components to absorb the shock more evenly.
Neither one of them is better or worse, it all comes down to personal taste and aesthetics.
No wonder Apple is looking at carbon fiber material lately. It can take more shocks and drops than something made of metal.
I'm waiting till mid November to order the phones.
I've now seen three of these phones (invalid sample size I know.) The glass/ceramic pieces on the back are ill-fitting. This, despite Apple's genius method of matching the best pieces available for each individual phone.
Not that it will matter after I slam the thing into a case.
I've now seen three of these phones (invalid sample size I know.) The glass/ceramic pieces on the back are ill-fitting. This, despite Apple's genius method of matching the best pieces available for each individual phone.
Not that it will matter after I slam the thing into a case.