Apple reportedly asks suppliers for 90m iPhone 13 units before year`s end
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What you need to know Apple has reportedly asked suppliers to get 90 million new iPhones ready before the end of 2021. The normal order of 75 million iPhones has been increased due to expected high demand. Apple expects higher demand than it saw for previous iPhones. Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to prepare to deliver 90 million iPhone 13 units before the end of 2021 — an increase of 20% on the usual order of 75 million. A new Bloomberg report claims that Apple has asked for the increased number of units because it believes that there will be huge demand for new iPhones in an increasingly post-COVID world. This is also the first iPhone to launch with 5G that won`t have its launch restricted by COVID-19 measures at retail, too. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has maintained a consistent level in recent years of roughly 75 million units for the initial run from a device`s launch through the end of the year. The upgraded forecast for 2021 would suggest t...