Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 23-10-2017

It’s emerged that Apple is preparing between 2 and 3 million iPhone X’s for the launch next month with the technology company explaining that production struggles are expected to be addressed in November.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone X production would reach the desired pace in November with enough units in stock by the end of the year.

It’s understood, the TrueDepth 3D sensing camera on the iPhone X was said to be the one to blame for the production issues with suppliers are currently struggling with three different components.

Kuo says the flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) antennas the ones that require more testing as per Apple requirements.

“Special materials, recipes, design, processes, equipment’s and tests are required for antenna FPCB, as the specifications for iPhone X antenna (supplied by Amphenol) are higher than those of iPhone 8 and only Murata and Career Tech can meet Apple’s requirements.”

Kuo also expects Apple to sell between 25 and 30 million iPhone X units by the end of the year, but shipments are likely to skyrocket in early 2018 when all production issues are expected to be resolved.

Meanwhile industry sources have revealed entry-level contract pricing for the iPhone X in South Africa is expected to be about R 20,000 with a contract from a major network starting at R999 per month.

The iPhone X has wireless charging, an infrared camera and hardware for facial recognition, which replaces the fingerprint sensor for unlocking the phone. The home button is also gone, and users instead tap the device or 3D facial recognition to unlock the phone.

Advanced sensors enable facial tracking and recognition, including support for new “Animoji” that let you map your face onto various characters.

iPhone X pre-orders will start on 27 October while shipments will begin on 3 November.

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