Several rumors claimed last week that Apple there have been production problems due to the quarantine imposed in China in recent months. Presumably, this affected factories Foxconn and delayed the release schedule for one of the new phones in the series iPhone 14but the manufacturer reacted to these rumors, refuting what had happened and stating that the new iPhones raised their outlook for 2022.

According to information published Nikkei Asiaby using 9to5Macthe president Foxconn, Yang Liu, spoke with the company’s shareholders on Tuesday (31) about the impact of the lockdown on its operations. Liu stated that “the overall impact of the lockdown on Foxconn is very limited. You can see this in our earnings in April, and the results in May are also better than we estimate.”

the president Foxconn stated that the company faced some setbacks, such as inflation and the invasion of Ukraine, which affected its production, but he says that “the whole year will be better than our estimate.” His statements contradict information released last week and claim that production on the new iPhone 14 is normal.

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O 9to5Mac compared the company’s revenue figures for April and found that the company a drop of only 4% compared to the previous month. However, iPhone makers Pegatron and MacBook Quanta Computer, Appleshowed a decrease of 35% and 40%, respectively.

Despite the fact that with the production of the next iPhonesa Foxconn says it will continue to monitor COVID-19 in China in preparation for other potential issues.

In addition to manufacturing in China, last month Apple also started production iPhones in India. This promotion of the company is aimed at better introduction to the local market, but also seeks to reduce its dependence on Chinese factories.

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Source: 9to5mac, Nikkei Asia.