Even before the release of the next-gen iPhone, Samsung may already be affecting Apple's production and sales.
According to a new report by the Business Insider, the global demand of the South Korean firm's new smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, are exceeding sales expectation which may adversely affect the production of Apple's new A9 processors.
"Apple is worried that if Samsung's manufacturing unit will prioritize its Galaxy range over its orders.
Samsung needs all the good news it can get - its sales after the launch of the older Galaxy S5 models went into decline, so if the S6 range really is taking off - as Kuo says - then Samsung is likely to favor its own phones over those of Apple."
In a related report, Tech Radar is now writing that Apple has enlisted the help of another manufacturing firm to bolster iPhone 7 (also dubbed as the iPhone 6S) production due with regards to Samsung's slow output.
Apple is believed to have moved a bulk of its business to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) from Samsung's partner, GlobalFoundries. The situation may not only affect Samsung's business but in the long-run, its partnership with the Cupertino-based company.
GlobalFoundries's A9 production has delivering poor result due to its on-going development of Samsung's Exynos chips for its new devices.
Additionally, BGR adds that the last minute order of its 16nmFinFET chips from the Taiwanese firm is due to excellent performance. The publication noted that the alternative chipmaker has "exceeded Apple's expectations when it comes to yield rate and performance."
Samsung Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge
Samsung's reported "Project Zero" remodel that aimed to completely overhaul the Galaxy S series following an under-performing Galaxy S5 look to have been Samsung's saving grace.
In GSMArena's newest article, the new dual-model release is expected to hit the 70 million mark.
"The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are drawing positive responses. I have no doubt that they will be the biggest-sellers in the Galaxy series ever," said a Samsung executive. Likewise, Samsung's Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun provided similar comments saying, "The S6 should do well. The first week looks impressive."
Samsung took quite the beating during the last quarter of 2014 when Apple released it's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, its most radically designed smartphone yet.
