In the Apple faced difficulties in the production of components for the new iPhone 6. Problem is a large percentage of marriage. Because of reducing the thickness of the body (from 7.6 to 7 mm) more subtle components. Especially it concerns batteries having a thickness decreased from 3 to 2 mm.
A high level of marriage increased production costs, which the company plans to compensate for the large number of pre-orders for iPhone 6. Plans Apple even put the record includes the sale of smartphones – 60-70 million units by the end of 2014.
The main problem is to reduce the size without sacrificing the battery capacity. There are reports that Samsung is currently engaged in the development of batteries with cells of thickness 1.65 mm, but the project is still at a very early stage, so to speak about the application of this technology in smartphones in the near future is not even necessary.
Transfer announcement 5.5-inch iPhone 6
But that’s not all. There are several problems, which, according to an authoritative analyst Ming Chi Kuo (KGI Securities), may lead to the transfer announcement 5.5-inch iPhone 6 next year. First, due to increased screen sensory in-cell-panel were less sensitive in the corners. And secondly, when production is impossible to apply paint evenly on thin metal body (the cause of which is to increase the size of the device). Incidentally, the last problem concerns the 4.7-inch model, although in this case it is not harsh.
In any case, we can be calm, iPhone 6 (4.7″), we just show this fall, but his enlarged copy will likely have to wait.
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