It was previously reported that due to the double pressure of strong demand and insufficient supply of the iPhone 14 Pro series, Apple will ask Pegatron to start manufacturing the iPhone 14 Pro series, and this is the first time that the factory has manufactured high-end iPhones. . On February 13, Mobile China learned that industry sources said that Pegatron had received an assembly order for the iPhone 14 Pro, and began mass shipments in January this year, and is expected to continue to receive orders for the new iPhone 15 high-end models. The current iPhone 14 Pro production line of Pegatron’s Shanghai Changshuo factory has stabilized, and the production will increase month by month in February and March this year.
It should be noted that Foxconn was the foundry manufacturer for domestic iPhone models. Due to the influence of various factors last year, Foxconn experienced a significant decline in production. In this case, in order to maintain the basic product supply and marketing relationship, Apple had to ask other foundries to manufacture iPhones. According to previous mobile phone China reports, in addition to Pegatron, Luxshare Precision will also join the high-end iPhone foundry team. According to the news, both foundries have won 10% of the order demand for the iPhone 14 Pro series.
From the above situation, it is not difficult to see that Apple is planning to develop the iPhone OEM from a single company to a situation where multiple companies coexist. Only in this way can the supply pressure caused by insufficient production capacity of a single factory be alleviated to the greatest extent. In addition to the iPhone, Apple’s other products are also using the same strategy. Even for product components, Apple will purchase from multiple suppliers in the future, instead of just one or two.