An investor note from Barrons citing a Raymond James analyst claims Apple is facing production hurdles that may cause delay in shipping of the iPhone X.
When Apple announced its three new iPhone models earlier this month, the iPhone X availability was confirmed to be much later than iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
The iPhone X is set to be up for pre-orders starting October 27, with sales beginning from November 3.
But this development means shipping could be further delayed.
Analyst Christopher Case claims the final production of the iPhone X has not yet begun, and that it has been further pushed to mid-October.
“While our checks are ongoing, initial feedback from our meetings suggests that final production of iPhone X has not yet begun, with production expected to commence in mid-October.
“That production start is about a month later when compared to expectations a month ago, and about 2 months later than expectations at the end of June,” Barrons noted.
According to KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is facing in-screen Touch ID challenges with “the 3D Touch module making the entire display panel thicker and thus reducing the accuracy and scan-through of an under-display fingerprint reader”.
In a note he shared with 9to5Mac, Kuo claimed that all iPhone models to be launched next year will most likely spot Face ID if the new technology is well received by consumers.
He said Apple will likely adopt the TrueDepth front-facing camera on all iPhone models next year.
Kuo does, however, mention that if Face ID is not welcomed by users, then Apple will invest its time in the in-screen Touch ID technology, and look for a workaround on the current issue.
While the iPhone X launch has still some time, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will go on sale beginning September 29.