Apple iPhone 15 series production issues resolved ahead of major launch event on September 12

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Apple iPhone 15 Ultra) was reportedly facing a production delay which may have led to late shipping of the flagship smartphone. However, as per a latest tweets from known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the Cupertino based tech giant has managed to resolve all the key production issues used with iPhone 15 series. For those who are unaware, Apple is hosting a major event on September 12 at which it will launch the much-awaited Apple iPhone 15 series.

The main production issues related to Apple iPhone 15 series were with stacked CIS, panels, batteries (expanding when exposed to heat), and titanium frames.

“The stacked CIS issue has been resolved by increasing production capacity, but it still affects about 10–15 per cent of shipments of regular models,” Kuo claimed. Changing the supplier shipment ratio has resolved the panel issue while the battery and frame issues have been resolved mainly by improving production yield.

“The production challenges of titanium frames are high processing difficulty and significant design changes during development (canceling the virtual button design in 2Q23),” said Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, a financial services group in the Asia-Pacific region.

“The titanium frame should contribute to weight reduction,” he added.

The Pro Max project was the last to kick off, so mass production schedule lags behind other models, according to him. On colours, he predicted that iPhone 15 Pro colours may be gray, white, black, and blue while the regular finishes may be black, pink, yellow, blue, and green. (with IANS inputs)