Apple's Suppliers Aiming to Produce 75 Million New iPhones in Second Half of 2019

Apple's supply chain is currently aiming to produce components for up to 75 million iPhones in the second half of this year, roughly the same as in the same time period last year, according to Bloomberg. The production targets suggest Apple expects iPhone demand to stabilize this year after recent dips in unit sales largely offset by increases in average prices.

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2019 ‌iPhone‌ dummy units

Jeff Pu at GF Securities estimates that shipments of newly released iPhones will rise to 74 million in the second half, up about 7% from his estimate of 69 million last year, while TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecast that Apple would sell 75 million to 80 million new iPhones in the second half of 2018. This year’s volumes may signal stabilization after a year of uncertainty, though that’s a far cry from the double-digit growth numbers of years past.

As Bloomberg notes, the fact that suppliers are planning for production of 75 million units doesn't mean Apple will sell that many, but suppliers are also reportedly capable of pushing output to 80 million units if demand calls for it. As always, Apple will assess demand following the launch of the new iPhones and adjust production accordingly.

Apple has also stopped publicly reporting unit sales of iPhones and other products in its quarterly earnings releases, making it more difficult for analysts and others to track those numbers over time and requiring them to calculate unit sales based on reported revenue numbers and estimated average prices.

We're expecting this year's new iPhones to look very similar to the current lineup, with three new models serving as successors to the ‌iPhone‌ XS, XS Max and XR at the same display sizes. The most obvious external difference will be the rear camera, which will be housed in a square bump and see the ‌iPhone‌ XS and XS Max successors bump up to three lenses from the current two while the ‌iPhone‌ XR successor moves from one lens to two.

For more details on what we expect with the next iPhones in terms of design and capabilities, check out our recent hands-on video with dummy units and our dedicated 2019 iPhone roundup.

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Top Rated Comments

Service Droid Avatar
71 months ago
It just gets uglier every time I look at it
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GtrDude Avatar
71 months ago
Yeah...best of luck with that.
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vault Avatar
71 months ago
There seems to be a lot of people jumping ship because of a shape on the side of the phone they don't look at.

Weird.
Yes, it's not like aestethics and design used to be a main part of the brand, right?

But suddenly it's irrelevant when Apple is falling behind.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BuddyTronic Avatar
71 months ago
Wow, the first 15 posts here are all negative one liners about the new iPhone.

So eager to post, but all of them negative?

Anyways - these production rumours probably indicate that Apple is going to sell a lot of new iPhones again - that's what I have to say about it :)
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
YaBe Avatar
71 months ago
Yeah...best of luck with that.
People react like that every year, and still the sales grows (unless they rise the price).

Complaints,complaints,complaints then buy... if only people spoke less with theyr mouth / keyboard and more with their wallet....
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tgwaste Avatar
71 months ago
Thats 74 million too many.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)