iPhone Factories In China Are Working Overtime To Launch iPhone 12 On Time

Apple is already late to the party. While we normally get to see the new iPhones unveiled sometime in September, this year the devices seem to be a bit delayed, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.?

However, it looks like it is leaving no stones unturned on delaying it any further.?

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Reports reveal that Apple is speeding up the manufacturing of the upcoming iPhones at its facilities in China. Foxconn’s factory in Zhengzhou China has been functioning 24x7. In fact, Foxconn is offering lucrative working bonuses while also suspending work holidays to get as much workforce as they possibly can.?

One employee in a conversation with South China Morning Post has revealed that they’ve been working night shifts now with overtime shifts commenced sometime in summer. Employees were also asked to cancel their upcoming holidays, as per the report.

The manufacturing facility has also started to offer bonuses to those who began working at the facility post September 18. In order for the employees to be qualified for the bonus, workers are asked to stay for at least 90 days and work 55 days.

Apple has asked its supply chain to build? 75 million iPhones this year -- similar to what Apple asked Foxconn to do with its iPhone 11 lineup last year, indicating that it expects a similar demand for its new phones, despite the ongoing pandemic.?

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Leaks have been only strengthening the rumour The iPhone 12 Mini price is touted at $699 which would include a new iPhone 12 Mini, featuring a 5.4-inch edge-to-edge panel, along with the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro (featuring a 6.1 inch panel)? and the iPhone 12 Pro Max (with a 6.7-inch panel).?

iPhone 12 Mini is also expected to be the cheapest iPhone in the lot, starting at $699 as per the leaks while the iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max could be priced at $749, $999 and $1099 respectively.