iPhone 5 Rumors: Foxconn Mass Hiring to Expedite iPhone
27 March 2012
Dubbed as iPhone 5, Apple’s next flagship smartphone is one of the most talked about topics online. According to recent rumors an expected fall release date may have been moved to as early as June for the iPhone 5.
Rumors of the iPhone 5 early debut sparked from reports coming from China saying that Foxconn, Apple’s top manufacturing partner, is hiring 20, 000 workers for its Taiyuan City manufacturing plant which is targeted to assemble the next generation iPhone. Foxconn factories likewise assembled the iPhone 4S and they have already reportedly received the order for the next Apple smartphone.
The Northern China Foxconn plant is rumored to produce more than 80% of the iPhone 5 units set to be released this year. The sprint hiring of that many workers can be interpreted as a means of expediting the assembly of the new iPhone handsets.
The addition of these workers can mean millions of smartphone units produced in one or two months’ time. If the rumors are correct and the iPhone 5 is released earlier than expected, this presents a shorter life cycle for its predecessor, the iPhone 4S.
The next generation iPhone is rumored to showcase Apple’s trend-setting mark in the smart device industry. While its next flagship handset will still come in the usual 16/32/64 GB storage options it will be power packed with a quad-core A6 processor and an 8-megapixel camera, assembled with Corning Glass 2 and ultrasonic bonding for rigidity.
The iPhone 5 will utilize NFC technology and similar to the recently launched iPad 3, it will be equipped with the 4G LTE connectivity option.
Dubbed as iPhone 5, Apple’s next flagship smartphone is one of the most talked about topics online. According to recent rumors an expected fall release date may have been moved to as early as June for the iPhone 5.
Rumors of the iPhone 5 early debut sparked from reports coming from China saying that Foxconn, Apple’s top manufacturing partner, is hiring 20, 000 workers for its Taiyuan City manufacturing plant which is targeted to assemble the next generation iPhone. Foxconn factories likewise assembled the iPhone 4S and they have already reportedly received the order for the next Apple smartphone.
The Northern China Foxconn plant is rumored to produce more than 80% of the iPhone 5 units set to be released this year. The sprint hiring of that many workers can be interpreted as a means of expediting the assembly of the new iPhone handsets.
The addition of these workers can mean millions of smartphone units produced in one or two months’ time. If the rumors are correct and the iPhone 5 is released earlier than expected, this presents a shorter life cycle for its predecessor, the iPhone 4S.
The next generation iPhone is rumored to showcase Apple’s trend-setting mark in the smart device industry. While its next flagship handset will still come in the usual 16/32/64 GB storage options it will be power packed with a quad-core A6 processor and an 8-megapixel camera, assembled with Corning Glass 2 and ultrasonic bonding for rigidity.
The iPhone 5 will utilize NFC technology and similar to the recently launched iPad 3, it will be equipped with the 4G LTE connectivity option.
