AppleInsider Staff
A report on Monday claims Apple partner manufacturer Foxconn will supposedly hire some 100,000 people in a ramp up toward July production of the next-generation iPhone, while secondary supplier Pegatron is also preparing to increase recruitment efforts after netting a 30 percent share of orders.
Together with Pegatron's recruitment efforts, manufacturing of Apple's iPhone 6 is set to drive the largest job creation boom mainland China has seen in recent memory, the people said.
In addition to the mass recruitment campaign, sources claim Foxconn is planning to make massive expansions to two production lines in an effort to meet anticipated high demand for the upcoming handset line. Foxconn is thought to be responsible for the bulk of Apple's iPhone 6 orders, with some reports saying the company will handle all assembly of a much-rumored 5.5-inch "phablet" version.
As for Pegatron, today's report claims the supplier will handle some 30 percent of orders, a figure consistent with recent rumors. It is unknown if the share is representative of a specific iPhone 6 version or the lineup as a whole.
Industry watchers expect Apple to release two iPhone models this year with larger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens. A number of supposed iPhone 6 mockups have been making the rounds, purportedly showing near final designs of the handset duo.
Rumblings that Pegatron would gain a foothold in Apple's premium handset assembly business have been circulating for months, though the exact share of orders meted out to the firm has yet to be established. For example, a report in May said the manufacturer would take around 15 percent of orders for the iPhone 6.
Both Foxconn and Pegatron are to begin production of the next-gen iPhone in July ahead of a third-quarter release, sources said.
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The camera/speaker/sensor/mic layout in the top bezel of the mockups are really ugly. The distances between components also looks different between the two mockups.
That is insane!
The camera/speaker/sensor/mic layout in the top bezel of the mockups are really ugly.
The distances between components also looks different between the two mockups.
I'm hoping for a redesign too. But if the dummies, (which these mockups are based on, I assume) are being sent out to enclosure manufacturers, the layout of stuff should at least be locked. I'm still hoping for a tighter layout though.
How much of what we are seeing in 'mock-ups' is just that, mock versions of what really is to be shipped. Apple is big enough and scary enough to ensure we really don't know what is coming. Every thing else is mere FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). Roll on Cupertino !!
As much as I don't want summer to end, I can't wait for the new iPhone to come out. So sick of seeing stories about dummy cases, leaked parts, supply chain chatter. And especially people bitching about the bezels when everyone and their mother knows the home button isn't going away (hello Touch ID) and Apple will never release a phone with asymmetrical bezels. Just make it stop already.