Rumor: Apple wants to produce 20 percent more iPhones this year

Apple would have asked suppliers to make about 90 million units of the upcoming iPhone models. This would be about twenty percent higher than what is normal for iPhones.

Bloomberg bases itself on anonymous sources and says Apple may expect to sell more iPhones as demand would increase as more people are vaccinated against the coronavirus. The US sanctions against Huawei would also play a role in the expected increased demand for iPhones.

Although several tech companies have production problems due to chip shortages, the chip shortages in the upcoming iPhones would not play a major role, some sources tell Bloomberg. Since Apple is a large customer and suppliers know when the iPhones will be released, the suppliers would make months in advance that they can make enough smartphones.

The upcoming iPhone models will be a smaller upgrade over the current iPhone 12 range, according to Bloomberg. They get a faster soc, a better camera and a better screen. All models will receive updates, with at least one model will have a low-temperature polycrystalline oxide screen. This ltpo screen must ensure that the smartphone gets a variable refresh rate. This screen would also use igzo to improve efficiency and responsiveness.

The faster soc would be an upgraded version of the A14 chip, while Apple would focus on optical zoom in videos with the improved camera. The design of the smartphones would also remain largely unchanged, although the notch would become smaller. Bloomberg does not expect the smartphones to have a fingerprint scanner under the screen. According to the medium, Apple will announce the iPhone 13 line in September.