The iPhone 12 development process is seriously under discussion due to the Coronavirus, and this is because during this period Apple engineers should be in China to solve the last problems of the prototypes and prepare the final version of the phone.
At this time of the year, Apple sends its engineers to Foxconn in China to finalize the designs of the new iPhone models and the hardware specifications, but the Coronavirus forced the company to suspend employee trips to the country.
This means that the development process of the iPhone 12 would be suspended, or could take place with great difficulty because Apple engineers are not in China to be able to work on the final version of the phones that should be launched in the fall of this year.
The iPhone 12 will have problems not only because Apple cannot now complete the development process, but also because its partners cannot start the production of components at maximum capacity, so assembly will be very difficult.
"The travel restrictions in China due to the coronavirus came just as Apple engineers are usually heading to Asia to perfect production of the new iPhones due this fall. High-volume production isn't scheduled until the summer, but the early months of the year are when Apple is perfecting assembly processes with partners like Foxcon."
iPhone 12 will be released in the fall, and some will say that by then things will return to normal, but the situation is not simple because there are delays in the production of components, and since the demand is huge, everyone will get a little, so all companies will suffer.
