The iPhone 13 could end up in the hands of fewer users in 2021 than expected by Apple. It is not due to lack of demand, but because of the chip shortage plaguing the tech industry and that it is wreaking havoc on companies of all sizes and tastes.
On this occasion, it would be those of California who would find themselves facing significant havoc. This is how it is reported Bloomberg, from where they assure that the Cupertino firm would not achieve the goal of producing 90 million units of the new iPhone 13 in the last quarter of 2021.
Apple would thus have to lower its forecasts by at least 10 million units for the year-end. Figures that, predictably, would affect the Christmas bell, one of the most powerful sales periods of the year.
iPhone 13 and a shortage expected by Apple
According to the aforementioned medium, the reduction in forecasts is due in large part to problems on the part of Broadcom and Texas Instruments, key partners in the production of various components of the new devices.
Both firms are responsible not for manufacturing the A15 Bionic, but for another kind of chips that control different aspects of the operation of the iPhone 13. Connectivity, power control or the different wireless connections of the terminal are aspects in which these components play a backbone role.
Therefore, despite being only two of the many that participate in the manufacturing process of these smartphones, the incidence accumulates at a general level.
Apple has warned in the past that these problems could occur and impact the performance of the company at some point. And if well Californian is one of those that set the pace in production and supply worldwide, the problem is revealed on this occasion of extreme complexity.
And the future is not looking too rosy in this regard. According to the most recent information, the shortage could also continue during the next year, with an impact that is still difficult to calculate.