With demand for the new iPhone 13 skyrocketing and supply shortages in the manufacturing chain, Apple has made, according to Nikkei Asia, a curious decision: to use parts of the iPad to build the new iPhones. A movement that seeks neutralize the global chip market situation and fulfill all requests as we approach the holiday season.
One more resource to continue manufacturing
IPhones and iPads share certain internal components. From core parts of the motherboard to some peripheral chips. Thanks to this, Apple has been able to allocate part of the manufacture of the iPad components to the iPhone.
“IPad production is down 50% from Apple’s original plans in the past two months, informed sources said on the matter, adding that parts intended for older iPhones were also moving to the iPhone 13.”
Apparently Apple is trying to concentrate all the pieces on the new iPhone 13. At the time of writing, we can see that the delivery dates for more than one iPhone 13 model that we order today are between November 24 and December 1. Therefore, prioritizing the one who will almost certainly be the star of Apple products this Christmas makes perfect sense.
Given the size of Apple’s operations, the company has been able to navigate the component shortage that has had such an impact on other companies and industries. The possibility of exchanging parts between different production lines is undoubtedly a good resource in this regard.