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KGI: 2-3 million iPhone X units will be available at launch day

The launch of the  iPhone X  – November 3 – is only two weeks away and  production issues  have lead analysts to believe only 2-3 million units will be available at launch. Apple relies on the X performing well as the iPhone 8 duo is seeing  weaker sales  since many are waiting on Apple’s true flagship to arrive. Earlier, the TrueDepth camera was indicated as the  source of the troubles , but analyst firm KGI reports this issue has been solved (it was the dot projector that caused headaches). Now two separate PCBs are failing to meet Apple’s requirements, which are even more stringent than the specifications for similar components on the iPhone 8. The iPhone X has a flexible antenna PCB and KGI identifies it as the biggest hurdle to building more phones. Murata, which was slated to build the majority of these antennas, couldn’t meet Apple’s requirements so another supplier has been found, but it will take time to ...