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Ming-Chi Kuo Says iPhone X's TrueDepth Production Issues Stabilizing, Won't Affect Next Year's Models
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How about the issue that at last report 25% of the OLED screens failed due the the notch needing to be cut out of them. This is an improvement from the apparent 50% at the start of manufacture, but it's still an issue which has lead to higher screen costs passed on to the consumer & gave us a $1000+ iPhone.
I don't think that's the message here.
He's saying next year's models will use the same tech, so they'll be used to producing them at a faster rate. It's nothing to do with testing on buyers of the X. It seems like you're wishing ill-will on X buyers.
While I'm at it I may as well give my prediction for next years's models.
iPhone 8\8+ will be replaced with OLED screen versions of the same size as the current 8\8+! Meanwhile, iPhone X (anniversary model) will not be reproduced at this size again ...EVER. So you go ahead and miss out.
That thing didn't even get to a full finished production volume, so not sure what on earth your alluding too exactly.
If you had heard that they invested 1B on face ID and not released it, well that would had been similar to GT advance.
Right.... The guy who changed ideas 5 times BEFORE LAUNCH in one month, and now, changes completely, a few days later is "right". Not to mention the dozens of corrections over the whole year that put all together make no sense at all for a so called "connected" (sic) guy.
Read up his actual justifications (in the reports) for his every changing so called "analysis", it's all Apple doing this, Apple doing that when anyone in management, engineering, manufacturing or logistics knows that's not how any of these things can go down at all in a company of this size and a product launch of this size.
He profiting from the utter ignorance of his audience the "fog of war", to pull fast ones.
Unless he's got access to Cook (the only way he could know half the things he claims to "know"), his slick flow of words are mere rumors wrapped up in a heap of self-aggrandizing PR.
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I'm certain Ming is right. Since Apple just bought InVisage whose technology is much like the camera on the iPhone X but dramatically better and will be handled in house instead of 4 outside contractors we can all count on a remarkable camera improvement in the 2018 model.
While the iPhone X has reportedly faced production issues related to the TrueDepth camera, resulting in shipment delays, respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said supply of components for the facial recognition system is now stable.
In a research note with KGI Securities, obtained by MacRumors, Kuo added that Apple won't "repeat the mistake" of delayed production with next year's iPhone models, which he predicts will "arrive on time" under "stable supply."Kuo expects new iPhone models launching in the second half of 2018 to adopt the same wafer level optics for the TrueDepth system's dot projector, and the same 4P lens for the infrared camera, as the iPhone X.
iPhone X pre-orders began on Friday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, and shipping estimates have remained at 5-6 weeks since a few hours after that time.
Article Link: Ming-Chi Kuo Says iPhone X's TrueDepth Production Issues Stabilizing, Won't Affect Next Year's Models
He mad many many many affirmations about shortage with so called internal Apple "sources", he's a ******** artists plan and simple (just like ... Well, you know that other guy).
Good. So much competition eliminated for 2018. Unless November is the new upgrade cycle for flagships.
Haven't past iPhone pre-orders normally slipped 2-3 weeks on launch night, not 5-6 weeks?
I remember that from very early summer/late spring. You and I have no clue whether or not that was true. Of course Apple won't say that in marketing.
How could you possibly know that when we're not even into 2018 yet? 'Constrained into 2018' means if you try to buy an iPhone in January 2018, it won't ship immediately. (Which is highly unusual for January.) If he's wrong about that, fine, but there's no way to know yet.
People saying Kuo is wrong without reading the details of his reports remind me of those people who always claim "weather forecasters never get it right."
Which will dissipate quickly if there are issues.Do I detect a hint of envy in your post
So how does everyone who’s holding out on next years iteration to iPhone X feel? It is highly likely the same Face ID camera system will be used because it’s more than sufficient. So much for waiting for the new and improved version.
All this whining about no I won’t buy version 1 products from Apple, let the beta testers test it out, one guy in another post even said he waits at least 8 months to see if the technology is proven, blah blah blah, you guys must feel silly now.
I guess you’ll hold out for iteration 3 the year after.
All this whining about no I won’t buy version 1 products from Apple, let the beta testers test it out, one guy in another post even said he waits at least 8 months to see if the technology is proven, blah blah blah, you guys must feel silly now.
I guess you’ll hold out for iteration 3 the year after.
Why would there be issues with the screen? Samsung has been making OLED screens for years, and now they’re making them for Apple with a curve at one end.
Too many people are speculating about what will happen a year from now. I think we need a lot more time. By April we may have a better picture on production and what the shipments were in this quarter. Let's wait and see how this plays out before speculating on next year.
Indeed it’s amazing how silly some of these replies are. People really cannot read and comprehend. For the most part Kuo has been accurate with his statements.
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You guys aren’t reading and understanding. Pay attention to the dates and phones he’s referring to.
I think I recall iPhone 6 pre-orders slipping to 4 weeks pretty quickly, but I could be wrong.
Prior to pre-order day: Apple is producing very few of the iPhone X and all of you won't get it until 2018.
After pre-order day, Apple already told everyone that the stock will be available in 5-6 weeks: Apple has now magically solved all problems and the supply will be plenty after mid November.
After pre-order day, Apple already told everyone that the stock will be available in 5-6 weeks: Apple has now magically solved all problems and the supply will be plenty after mid November.
That's probably because the iPhone X sales are nowhere near as good as they thought they would be.
We don't know the production output, and we don't know what sales are.
Without both those critical values, we have no idea if he was right or wrong.
I don't know why people cover what MCK saids. Today is iPhone parts supply shortage, tomorrow is supply is good. I can tell you the same thing....