Apple Watch 7 faces manufacturing delays over new design, Covid disruptions: Report

The manufacturing of Apple Watch Series 7 has been delayed, totally on account of sophisticated design the brand new smartwatch will characteristic.

The subsequent era of Apple smartphone went into small-scale manufacturing final week however engineers confronted challenges in assembly the specified manufacturing efficiency, reported Nikkei on Tuesday.

The disappointing manufacturing high quality could possibly be as a result of complexity of design, which has been modified an important deal compared to older iterations, the report stated. In its redesign, Apple has modified the inside design of the Watch Series 7 than its predecessors, shifting modules from their earlier positions. Engineers are actually dealing with issues when assembling electronics modules, parts and shows.

For now, Apple has quickly halted manufacturing till the corporate and its suppliers try to take away any issues and modify the design earlier than the Watch 7 goes into mass manufacturing, Nikkei reported.

Apple has additionally requested suppliers to delay part shipments to assemblers, it added. As of now, it’s unclear when manufacturing could possibly be resumed. The watch  was anticipated to enter mass manufacturing mid-September. However, this delay is prone to push again transport dates.

The Cupertino tech large had deliberate to showcase the Apple Watch 7 throughout its annual {hardware} launch occasion. Apart from Apple Watch, the corporate can also be anticipated to unveil new iPhones, MacBooks, iPads and AirPods.

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