Coronavirus threatens the new budget iPhone

Apple's supply violations due to the new Chinese coronavirus are almost inevitable, writes Bloomberg. The most epidemic can affect the new budget IPhone SE2, the sales of which should begin in the spring.

Almost the entire assembly of Apple smartphones is concentrated in China on two giant factories - Foxconn in Zhengzhou and Pegatron near Shanghai. Both are far - about 500 km from the epicenter of the epidemic, Ujan, but this does not mean some protection.

In Shanghai, the first case of death from pneumonia caused by a new virus was registered the day before. According to the latest data, the number of dead from the epidemic exceeded 100 people, the sick - 4,500.

Bloomberg experts expect the most China problem will be affected on the launch of serial production of the iPhone SE2, including due to the reduction in Apple developers from California to China. Every year, the company spends $ 35 million on flights only in Shanghai.

Forbes considers the iPhone SE2 the best budget smartphone of the company in recent years. In Russia, it should cost from 25,600 rubles.