iPhone 12 shipments forecast to reach 51 million in quarter one — Apple World Today

Based on a Nikkei Asia report, Apple is planning to increase iPhone production by almost 30% in the first half (H1) of 2021. It has purportedly asked its suppliers to make up to 96 million devices during the period.

For the full year 2021, the company plans to produce up to 230 million iPhones, up 20% from 2019, according to Comprar Acciones. That would be close to the record of 231.5 million devices set in 2015.

Apple had two years of consecutive shipment declines in 2018 and 2019. However, according to IDC, shipments surged by 1% to 116 million in Q1 to Q3 2020. In Q4, the launch of iPhone 12 further bolstered its performance.