Apple cuts iPhone 12 mini production as not many are buying it: Report
Apple may have overestimated the demand for the iPhone 12 mini by a great margin.Gadgets Now Bureau | Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 12:02PM IST
Apple is reportedly cutting down production of iPhone 12 mini by as much as 70% for the first half of 2021. A new report by
Nikkei Asia claims that some suppliers may have been asked to stop making components of iPhone 12 mini. The iPhone 12 mini is the most affordable 5G-enabled iPhone that has the latest hardware. Initial estimates hinted that it would have been an instant hit but as per the report, Apple may have overestimated the demand for the iPhone 12 mini by a great margin.
iPhone 12 Mini fails to gain popularity among users, production cut
iPhone 12 Mini fails to gain popularity among users, production cut
As per reports, Apple is cutting down iPhone 12 Mini production by around 20 percent for the first half.
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HIGHLIGHTS It is being reported that Apple has slashed the planned production due to low demand.
Apple is cutting down iPhone 12 Mini production by around 20 percent for the first half.
The smaller member of the iPhone 12 series the iPhone 12 Mini has failed to attract too many takers. As per reports, Apple is cutting down iPhone 12 Mini production by around 20 percent for the first half. It is being reported that Apple has slashed the planned production due to low demand. The company had also informed the suppliers about the change in production.
10 March 2021, 7:53 am EST By iPhone 12 Mini production ( Youtube/Marques Brownlee )
Tech giant Apple is reportedly cutting the planned production numbers of its iPhone handsets in the next couple of months, and iPhone 12 Mini is the one that is facing the greatest reduction.
iPhone 12 Mini production cut
According to Nikkei Asia, Apple is reducing all iPhone models orders by 20%, a massive decrease from its original planned production in December 2020.
The most cut will come from the iPhone 12 Mini, the cheapest variant of the series.
The report done by Nikkei Asia matches with the comments from a JP Morgan supply analyst, Samik Chatterjee, back in February 2020 in an AppleInsider interview.