Component shortages are a common story in 2017 and it seems even Apple isn’t immune – KGI’s own Ming-Chi Kuo (one of the most reliable analysts around) believes that manufacturing of the anniversary OLED-packing iPhone will be pushed back a couple of months due to supply issues.
Some call it the iPhone 8, to separate it from the iterative update that will be the iPhone 7s, others just “OLED iPhone”. Whatever its name, it will feature a number of major hardware changes that are proving troublesome.
The OLED display is the biggest hurdle – KGI believes there will be “severe” supply…