The most awaited phone of the year was launched a few days ago. It’s about‘iPhone 15with all its variants the Pro, the Pro Max and the Plus. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is gone sold out in less than an hour Friday: the sold out shows that the speculations in view of the big event of Apple they were correct. It also seems that buyers prefer it l’iPhone 15 Pro Max compared to the smaller Pro: the Pros are selling better than the regular models this year. There’s another reason why the iPhone 15 Pro Max sold out so quickly. The reason is that Apple is dealing with manufacturing issues, he said Ming-Chi Kuothe well-known Apple insider.
iPhone 15 sold out, how to solve the problem?
The well-known Apple insider did not specify the reason for the delay in starting production of Apple’s new, larger iPhone. But he wrote a second note explaining that Apple’s newest periscope camera might be to blame. The tetraprism zoom camera is exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. It was then revealed that Apple has found a way to solve its supply problem: this way the supplies will improve in the not so distant future.
iPhone 15 sold out, tetraprism camera problems
The fact that the iPhone 15 is sold out means that you will not be able to receive the new phone, especially in the case of the iPhone 15 Pro Max at home for several weeks. The strong demand, combined with the presumed delays in production, has pushed shipping times as far as November for some versions of Pro Max.
Ming-Chi Kuo’s Medium post claims that the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s new zoom camera is the most significant part of the overall phone. Here’s what he says:
The most significant part in the iPhone 15 Pro Max supply is currently the compact tetraprism camera module (CCM), supplied exclusively by LGIT. To improve the yield of CCM production, Apple urgently increased the specifications of the tetraprismatic lens supplied exclusively by Largan to solve CCM yield problems caused by assembly tolerances.
When LG Innotek (LGIT) announced a new compact design for the periscope camera, it was thought that Apple would use it in its iPhone 15 Pro models. It turned out that Apple collaborated with LG on the tetraprism camera. But it may not be the design presented by LG in December 2022.
If anything, Apple’s tetraprismatic camera module is unseen in the industry. The light rays are reflected four times before reaching the sensor. This gives it more time to travel, all without needing the much larger camera. Accordingly, the iPhone 15 Pro Max offers one optical zoom up to 5x.
The tetraprism camera design is also equipped with a new system Optical image stabilization with 3D sensor shift and an autofocus module that moves in three directions.
If what Kuo described is accurate, Apple will pay more for the supply of tetraprism lenses, with Largan coming to the rescue by making a good profit from this work. The supplier has “urgently expanded” the component’s production lines. This results in an increase in the price of the tetraprismatic lens by 20%. However, the cost of defective lenses is “relatively low”which explains why Apple might be willing to pay the additional costs.
The problem with the display
At least a couple of iPhone 15 reports claimed months ago that Apple was tackling Display manufacturing issues for Pro models. These rumors warned that Apple could delay at least one of the four iPhone 15 models to October. Then, other leaks claimed that Apple had resolved supply issues, reporting that all four models would be available in September.