Earlier reports have claimed that 90 percent iPhone 5s stock is back in stores and Apple has slowed down 5c production.
Now a new report says the waiting time for the iPhone 5s has
significantly dropped as Apple urged Hon Hai to ramp up production. Hon
Hai also known by its trade name Foxconn, has ramped up production at
the expense of the cheaper iPhone 5c, just like it did previously at
another factory, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
Foxconn reportedly has been running its factories round the clock and recruiting more workers. The company currently employs 300,000 workers at its Zhengzhou unit just for the iPhone 5s production. Around 600 workers work on each iPhone 5s production line to handle assembly work. The whole ramping up process has significantly reduced the waiting time for the iPhone 5s in the US and other locations from 2-3 weeks to 3-5 days.
An anonymous executive said that the company is churning out
about 500,000 iPhone 5s units everyday, which is the highest daily
output ever for an Apple phone. Moreover, the executive further said
that the iPhone 5s takes longer time to assemble than the 5c, thanks to
the aluminium body. The report also says that Apple is looking for newer
manufacturing partners in Asia to further increase the production of
its smartphones and tablets in the future.
Ever since Apple launched the new iPhone 5s and the 5c, the former as been heralded as the "best iPhone" that the company has ever made. But the 5c has seen lukewarm sales across the world. As the 5s quickly went out of stock soon after launch, the gold version faster than the others, the 5c languished on shelves as the hopes of seeing a budget iPhone were dashed.
Foxconn reportedly has been running its factories round the clock and recruiting more workers. The company currently employs 300,000 workers at its Zhengzhou unit just for the iPhone 5s production. Around 600 workers work on each iPhone 5s production line to handle assembly work. The whole ramping up process has significantly reduced the waiting time for the iPhone 5s in the US and other locations from 2-3 weeks to 3-5 days.
Ever since Apple launched the new iPhone 5s and the 5c, the former as been heralded as the "best iPhone" that the company has ever made. But the 5c has seen lukewarm sales across the world. As the 5s quickly went out of stock soon after launch, the gold version faster than the others, the 5c languished on shelves as the hopes of seeing a budget iPhone were dashed.
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