Apple which has over the years pride itself in releasing high-end product might be getting one of its recently released products being overlooked. The victim on the butcher table is the iPhone XR which seems to be getting ignored by a lot of potential buyers.
The least prized iPhone has been reported to not have hit the opening weekend sales that had been projected by analysts as it recorded poorer pre-order scores than the XS.
Reputable business journal out of Japan; Nikkei Asian Review has made a claim that an earlier reported “production boost” has been cut short which confirms that the company and industry experts might have envisaged grander heights for the iPhone XR than it was actually capable of achieving.
The gap between the anticipated number and demand is said to be pretty large.
Foxconn which is the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and the leading iPhone XR is apparently making use of just 45 out of the 60 pre-planned production lines.
Another partner of the smartphone giant has been also said to suspend plans to ramp up production and is currently awaiting further instructions. This information was made available by supply chains who are usually credible in such information.
Wistron which had been expected to join the iPhone XR assembly particularly handling rush orders are said to no longer expect any business from Apple for the time being.
The recent reports shed light on the reasons why the company had earlier announced that it would be scrapping the number of shipments made from its quarterly reports in the future.
Despite the obvious demise of the iPhone XR, the iPhone XS max is outselling the other two products which mean more revenue for the tech company. The disinterest in the iPhone XR has reportedly lead to the increase of production if the iPhone 8 and 8 plus
