Apple Ramps Production to 800,000 iPhones a Week?
If true, this would bring Apple's iPhone 3G production and sales well above previous estimates and expectations. An early report claimed that Apple would produce 24-25 million iPhones throughout the life of the product. At a rate of 800,000 iPhones per week, Apple would produce over 40 million devices over the next year. This would also put them well ahead of their goal of selling 10 million iPhones in calendar years 2008.
Apple did sell 1 million of the iPhone 3Gs on its opening weekend, but has not yet offered additional sales numbers. Stock for the iPhone has remained tight weeks after its launch and Apple is expecting to launch the iPhone 3G in 20 additional countries on August 22nd (including Singapore).
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Apple supplier building 800,000 iPhones per week?
The Taiwanese company that handles iPhone assembly, Foxconn, has dramatically increased its production levels, a new report claims. Citing a source "close to Apple with direct knowledge of the numbers," the report suggests that Foxconn is now expected to build some 800,000 iPhone 3Gs per week. This is said to be "above current full capacity" of the company, according to the source, and could be risking quality problems. A number of iPhone owners have been spotting cracks in the casing.
While Foxconn is said to be capable of upgrading production to meet Apple demand, the current rate may be unsustainable, as it would result in over 41 million phones built per year, well over the 25 million lifetime units predicted in a Commercial Times story from April. Apple does intend to ship to at least 70 countries by the end of the year however, and may add more going into 2009.
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Talk about mass production.. how could they even go about properly testing the phones for defects before shipping..
I wonder how long they've been running at those numbers. Since week 2 or since yesterday?
Might we get a "5 million sold" announcement from Apple in a month or so? Usually you'd expect to hear about 2 million first, but if it's really going that fast they may hold off until an even bigger number, just to really shock people when it happens.
Of course not. Don't be silly.
well thats all very nice but how many phones do Nokia/Motorola/Samsung make each week? 10m? Apple is still a very small fish in a very big pond
Not really, I'd say Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung don't make 800,000 of any phone each week. After the razr, I'd venture to guess that the iPhone is the most plentiful cell phone. Apple can easily keep up with those companies you listed, don't worry.
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