Why Does Apple Reduce The iPhone XR Production? Due To Weak Demand Or Other Reasons?

According to the latest news, Apple is planning to reduce the iPhone XR production within a few weeks after its rollout. The reason may be due to the weak demand and some quality issues.

Apple will allegedly reduce 25% of the overall production of iPhone XR. That seems to be rather difficult to understand when the new budget smartphone is even expected as a key that helps Apple to get its position back in the largest market in the world – China.

Not only that, Ming-Chi Kuo, the renowned analyst, also forecast the promising potential of the iPhone XR. What are the reasons behind the production cuts of Apple right before the holiday shopping season arrives?

In fact, the iPhone XR production cut doesn’t relate to the low demand as many think. The analyst Jun Zhang revealed that the budget smartphone may have some quality issues pertaining to its printed circuit boards (PCB) and Skyworks Pas may be responsible for these issues.

In addition, Apple allegedly required Foxconn not to grow up the iPhone XR production and hence, Foxconn will manufacture about 100,000 fewer units a day than initially expected.

The recent information only showed that Tim Cook and Apple, as well as other analysts, have been still full of optimism of iPhone XR’s potentials. In other words, it makes non-sense if the reputed phone maker cut the iPhone XR production at this time.

The reason why Apple hasn’t given any information relating to the recent iPhone sales may be to avoid such misleading as abovementioned.