The upcoming iPhone 16 sequence is predicted to debut on September 10 this yr, so long as the report is right, in fact. However what is going to the Professional and non-Professional combine will appear like? Nicely, The Elec obtained provide chain info revealing Apple’s manufacturing plans.
The OEM will initially produce about 90.1 million iPhones, a tad greater than final yr’s 86.2 million goal. Like earlier than, the corporate plans to supply extra Professional Max fashions, which is able to quantity to 37% of the full combine, or in different phrases, 33.2 million models.
That is considerably greater than final yr’s 24.2 million iPhone 15 Professional Max. The common 16 Professional models are anticipated to be 26.6 million (30%), up from final yr’s 21.8 million 15 Professional fashions.
The non-Professional variants will account for 33% of the full manufacturing, with the usual iPhone 16 seeing a modest rise from 21.8 million models to 24.5 million (27%), whereas the iPhone 16 Plus shall be manufactured in solely 5.8 million (6%). That is the one mannequin that may see a discount. For reference, the iPhone 15 Plus deliberate manufacturing final yr was 8.5 million.
After all, plans can all the time change relying on the demand, nevertheless it’s clear that the demand for the Plus mannequin is declining with every passing yr, so the rumors about Apple changing it with one other iPhone variant sooner or later could be true.
The rise in iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max manufacturing indicators growing Apple income as these are the costliest fashions from the corporate’s portfolio and may truly carry bigger revenue margins too.
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