TORONTO – Apple is slashing orders from its assemblers for its low budget iPhone 5C, suggesting a waning popularity for the newly released phone.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the tech giant is cutting orders by less than 20 per cent from its Taiwanese assemblers Pegatron Corp.
Citing people familiar with the situation, the WSJ also reported that Hon Hai Precision Industry, which also assembles the plastic version of the iPhone, would have its orders cut by a third.
The report comes less than a week after Chinese tech website CTech reported that production on the iPhone 5C had been cut in half.
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Apple began selling the iPhone 5C in late September alongside the iPhone 5S.
Initial reports from Apple Inc. pointed toward a successful launch for the two phones – the company reporting nine million new iPhones were snapped up within the first weekend. However the refreshed iPhone 5S stole the show with demand exceeding the initial supply.
Apple.ca shows a waiting period of two to three weeks for shipping on all iPhone 5S models, while all models and colours of the iPhone 5C are listed as available to ship within 24 hours.
Similarly, data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, reported by AllThingsD on Monday, revealed the 5S made up 64 per cent of iPhone sales since the new devices were released. The 5C accounted for only 27 per cent.
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