When The Mobile And Automotive Industries Experience Chipset Scarcity, Apple Still Survives

Apple was able to produce last year's iPhone 12 and various other devices without any problems. (photo: Tron Le / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - The world of technology is currently facing a shortage of chipsets, from the mobile phone industry to the automotive industry. Obviously this is due to limited production during recent years due to a prolonged pandemic and will continue for a while.

Citing Eccftech, Thursday, August 26, according to a Wave7 Research analyst report, it turns out that there is only one company that claims to be unaffected by the scarcity of this chipset. Some claim it is Apple, a technology giant based in the United States (US).

It makes sense given that Apple was able to produce last year's iPhone 12 and various other devices without any problems. In fact, the company is slated to launch the iPhone 13 in September, along with the Apple Watch Series 7 and iPad Mini 6.

Wave7 Research argues, Apple can lock the supply of chipsets long before a device is produced. However, this is not the case for its competitors such as Samsung and others, which are struggling to get chipsets.

Ironically Wave7 collects monthly reports on the US mobile market based on a survey of retailers. The report shows that Samsung and OnePlus were severely affected as Qualcomm's supply was insufficient to meet market demand.

Likewise, the overall iPhone market share did not decline in July. So, it seems that they are really not affected by the scarcity of chipsets that have occurred until now.

However, in its earnings call for Q3 2021, Apple pointed out that supply constraints will specifically impact iPhones and iPads. Even though Apple will experience chip shortages and supply constraints, they still expect very strong growth. Most likely it can make Apple pursue smartphone market share from other manufacturers this year.