On Monday, Digitimes learned from Taiwan - based
upstream component suppliers that Apple has decided to withhold part of the component shipments for its iPhone X, for it is still waiting to see the market's response to the release of its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus successors.
«Amazon has recently increased its Kindle Fire orders to more than 5 million units before the end of 2011 as pre-orders for the machine remain strong, according to sources from
upstream component suppliers,» Yenting Chen and Rebecca Kuo of DigiTimes said in the report.
This has been revealed by
upstream component suppliers, Foxconn Electronics, who will be putting together the tablet.
On Friday, DigiTimes reported, citing sources from
an upstream component supply chain, that parts shipments for the iPhone X flagship device will likely drop this December given the lower demand for components in November.
Not exact matches
The first is that DFSI works as far
upstream in the
supply chain as possible to buy replacement parts from the original
component manufacturers that actually make the parts and
components.
Now, Digitimes reports that
upstream supply chain manufacturers have increased production of
components that go into the making of smart devices.
Apple
upstream supply chain has reportedly started mass producing
components for the iPhone 7S, iPhone 7S Plus and iPhone 8, the report said.
Sources from an
upstream supplier have disclosed that the weakening demand for iPhone X
components could ultimately lead to reduced shipments in the following year.