Apple has asked it suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of iPhones by the end of the year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. This company is expected to launch two iPhones this year in 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch screen and the above figure will be a combination of these two variants.
If reports are to be believed this will be Apple’s largest order to date and a major jump from last year, where it ordered between 50 and 60 million iPhone 5s and 5c models. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, production of the 4.7-inch model will begin at Foxconn and Pegatron next month and that of the 5.5-inch model will be carried out exclusively at Foxconn beginning in September.
Tons of iPhone 6 rumors are already looming the web, few of which state that it the new phones will have metal cases similar to the iPhone 5S and likely come in multiple colors. Another one talked about the phone’s sapphire crystal display. Last week a latest report touted that the iPhone 6 will feature Sony’s 13MP Exmor camera sensor.
At this time, it remains unclear if the two iPhone 6 models will launch simultaneously, as rumors have suggested production issues may push back the launch of the 5.5-inch iPhone to late 2014 or early 2015. This time, analysts are expecting Apple to have sold close to 36 million iPhones during the quarter, which would represent a 14.85 percent increase from the same time last year.