Apple does not have sufficient stock of processors for the iPhone 12 – press – IT

Apple may find itself with insufficient processor stock to handle power consumption on new iPhones, due to trade restrictions and the Covid crisis, Bloomberg writes. The availability of the new iPhone series could be affected precisely in the best period of the sales, that of the winter holidays.

As a rule, the first quarter following the launch of the new iPhones is also the best in terms of sales, when it is the highest demand. If Apple doesn’t have enough drives to meet demand, the company’s revenue could suffer.

Sources among Apple partners, cited by Bloomberg, say that there are problems with the chips that the iPhone 12 needs to manage energy consumption and that, for this, there could be availability problems for the company’s new smartphones in primis. quarter after launch.

Small chip inventories have two causes: the supply chain problems due to the pandemic and the shift to 5G.

Sources say that if stock issues become acute, Apple will receive preferential treatment and receive priority chips at the expense of other manufacturers.

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro entered certain markets last month, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available for pre-orders starting Friday, November 6.