Due to the high demand for the iPhone 6, Apple has increased the volume of orders for Taiwan's contract assembler Pegatron. Until the end of the year, it expect to produce about 25 million copies of the new iPhone. A similar number of smartphones and put Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), bringing the total supply of iPhone 6 to the end of 2014 will reach 50 million units excluding the iPhone 6 Plus.
To ensure that the company Pegatron could focus on producing iPhone 6, Apple has placed orders for production of iPhone 5c on capacities Wistron Corporation. Thanks to order the production of the new iPhone Pegatron consolidated revenue in the fourth quarter 2014 increased to $ 9.54 billion. Incidentally, the same Taiwanese company is fully responsible for the release of the third generation iPad mini, and an order for the production of second-generation iPad mini it shared with Compal Electronics.
Estimated sources in the Asia-Pacific region, including China, now the ratio of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus supply is about 55:45. Interestingly, in the United States and Europe iPhone 6 is more popular than its 5.5-inch counterpart.
Also today, sources reported that Apple is planning to increase the size of Foxconn payments by 20-25% in order to stimulate the Taiwanese contract collector increase the speed and volume of production iPhone 6 Plus. According to some reports, Foxconn now receives $ 20 for every 5.5-inch smartphone Apple, but in a short time, this amount will grow to $ 24-25, which will significantly increase the revenue of the Taiwanese company in the fourth quarter.