最坏情况下，5G iPhone可能会推迟到2021年

最坏情况下，5G iPhone可能会推迟到2021年

Although there were already signs that Apple’s supplies would be affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the general presumption has been that the company would push through with its scheduled product launch even if it meant starting off with limited supplies. Now the word from insiders in Apple’s supply chain isn’t exactly hopeful. Apple’s first 5G-capable iPhone could be delayed beyond its initial September launch date and could extend even to 2021 at the extreme latest.

尽管已经有迹象表明，苹果的供应将受到COVID-19爆发的影响，但普遍的推测是，该公司将按计划推出产品，即使这意味着一开始供应有限。现在来自苹果供应链内部的消息并不乐观。苹果公司(Apple)首款支持5g功能的iPhone可能会推迟到9月的最初发布日期之后，最晚可能会延至2021年。

It’s pretty understandable if Apple holds off on launching a 5G iPhone given the current global situation. Considering it’s already late to the 5G party, it has to make sure that its launch will be a huge success. Buying a 5G smartphone might not be at the top of most people’s priorities for now, though.

鉴于目前的全球形势，苹果推迟发布5G iPhone是可以理解的。考虑到它在5G聚会上已经晚了，它必须确保它的推出将是一个巨大的成功。不过，目前购买一部5G智能手机可能不是大多数人的首要任务。

It’s not like Apple was able to actually finish that 5G iPhone due to limitations on travel. It had to delay even the development of prototypes which required face-to-face meetings with suppliers and hands-on testing. It could still happen but not before travel bans and quarantines are lifted.

由于旅行限制，苹果并不能真正完成5G版iPhone。它甚至不得不推迟原型的开发，这需要与供应商进行面对面的会谈和实际测试。在旅行禁令和隔离措施取消之前，这种情况仍有可能发生。

Suppliers in China havineve reportedly also gotten notified of changes in the production schedule. They are told to start shipping in large volumes by August instead of the usual June schedule. This inevitably means that production for the iPhones will start late as well.

据报道，中国的供应商也收到了生产计划变更的通知。他们被告知在8月前开始大量发货，而不是以往的6月时间表。这必然意味着iphone的生产也将推迟。

The delay could just be a month or two but it could even extend to 2021, depending on the global situation in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, a delay in Apple products doesn’t only affect the company itself but all other production companies connected to it as well as, of course, their workers.

推迟的时间可能只有一两个月，但根据未来几周的全球形势，甚至可能延长到2021年。不幸的是，苹果产品的延迟不仅影响到公司本身，还会影响到所有其他相关的生产公司，当然还有他们的员工。