Following Apple‘s usual schedule in recent years, the iPhone 12 should be unveiled in September and released a week or two after that announcement. However, the global alert for the COVID-19 coronavirus is altering the plans of numerous companies, including Apple and its suppliers. We have recently learned information about whether or not there will be delays in the launch of this new Cupertino flagship.
Production of the iPhone 12 will begin in May
Despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic is already found all over the globe, it must be remembered that it was originally a virus originating in China. Precisely in this country is where most of the iPhone component and assembly factories are located, despite the fact that Apple already has plants in other countries such as India or the United States. Foxconn is one of the main supply chains that turns out to be key in the whole process.
Normally it is the month of May when the assemblies of the new iPhone begin, so the delays that have been so far may not directly affect this new iPhone 12. In the Asian country they are beginning to bend the virus and therefore the measures They are declining, making factories go back to working as before the health alert. In fact, since Bloomberg they have stated that this company is returning to normal.
There is also talk that these new iPhone will have 5G technology, which already has components. This is not really new information as such, since before the current generation launched, there was already talk that in 2020 we would see Apple devices with these capabilities. However, it is good to reaffirm these data taking into account that already last year the company had problems with its suppliers.
So will September be the chosen date?
In accordance with the health alarm, Apple will be forced to celebrate this year’s WWDC without an audience present, through a streaming that has not yet been dated. The iPhone event in September could follow the same path or not, it will all depend on how this pandemic evolves throughout the world in general and in the United States in particular. Either way, nobody imagines a new iPhone without its subsequent presentation, whether online or in person.
Therefore, in this aspect, the firm led by Tim Cook would have no date problems and could place its keynote in the first or second week of September. The launch would also not be delayed if we consider the information about the supply chain. Therefore, the iPhone 12 could arrive during the last weeks of September or early October.
However, we will continue to pay attention to any type of information that may arise in relation to the production and subsequent placing on the market of the iPhone 12. Also, logically, we will be awaiting new data about their characteristics.