Studies from final week signaled potential provide chain points for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 sequence because of the ongoing geopolitical stress between China and Taiwan. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is assured that there are not any impacts on the iPhone 14 provide chain manufacturing as cargo schedules are going nicely.
Though some buyers have lately frightened that the mass manufacturing and cargo schedule of the iPhone 14 fashions could also be affected by geopolitics, my newest survey signifies that there are at the moment no impacts on the provision chain of the iPhone 14 fashions.
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) August 9, 2022
Apple has persistently diversified its record of provide chain companions for the iPhone 14 sequence in a bid to keep away from any delays main up the September launch.
In Apple-related information, Kuo is assured that Apple will launch its AirPods 2 Professional within the second half of this yr with the identical previous Lighting connector for his or her charging case. The USB-C future continues to be on monitor as all AirPods fashions from 2023 onwards will characteristic USB-C connectors for charging.
I predict Apple will launch USB-C-capable charging circumstances for all AirPods fashions in 2023. Nonetheless, the charging case of the brand new AirPods Professional 2 launched in 2H22 should still help Lightning.
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) August 9, 2022