L’iPhone 11 Prohas four cameras. Three in the back, and one in the front for taking selfies. This kind of feat is possible thanks to the participation of suppliers such asSalcompor Sony. It is the latter who designs the sensors for the mobile phone marketed by Apple and whose next version is planned for September 2020.
This subcontractor,which also manufactures connected objects, has managed to make its semiconductor branch the most profitable in its group. Ahead of PlayStation console sales! Despite everything, its success could well cost it serious deadline problems*... Indeed, the firm has difficulty sticking to thetime limitimposed by its customers.
Supply issues
And for good reason:Sonyplans to earn more than 1,000 billion yen (around 8 billion euros) in 2020 thanks to this activity, also at the origin of the cameras found on multiple Android devices also using technology Japanese giant.
And if its employees cannot keep up with the production rate, it is therefore possible thatAppleor short of equipment when it comes to meeting the demand caused by the launch of its new phone. A risk that could directly affect consumers, who may no longer find a smartphone on sale or later than expected.
However, the chances of this mishap happening areunlikely. Indeed, companies that have millions of customers avoid changing their habits as much as possible: we remember, for example,Huawei, which still offers Android. And as they always say, “too many customers is a rich man's problem” and the solutions are numerous. Apple could, for example, call on another partner, or Sony subcontract its own production again.
*deadline= of “deadline” in English, concerns a deadline imposed to complete a business project
