The Apple iPhone 12 series will be the company’s 2020 flagship series. It is the company’s first 5G lineup and a new report has suggested that the series will reach up to 68 million units in shipment in the second half of 2020, which is lower than its predecessor.
According to a DigiTimes report, the next generation of iPhones will reach a total of 63 to 68 million units in the second half of this year. This is a fall of about 5 million units in comparison to the previous generation’s iPhone 11 series that shipped back in 2019. The report arrives after projections were made that the production and the official launch of the new iPhone series will likely be delayed by four to six weeks. In other words, fall behind schedule due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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However, there is still hope as it is also possible that the extra unemployment benefits from the US government might be able to affect the actual sales of the iPhone 12 by as much as 10 million units in H2 2020. Although, with WeChat, a Chinese multi purpose chatting app being banned from China’s App Store, the overall shipments of all iPhone products could fall by nearly 10 percent in 2020. This is lower than the original estimation of around 190 million units being shipped.
Unfortunately, it is still too early to tell how the new Apple iPhone series performs in the market. The company is gearing up for its launch despite various production delays, but the Cupertino based giant’s first iPhone with 5G networking might just be something many are looking forward too. So stay tuned, as we will be providing updates when more information is available.
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