Apple has managed to reduce the manufacturing bill of materials for the next generation iPhone X and may position it as the lowest cost device in its new lineup.
J.P. Morgan analyst Rod Hall has issued a note to investors predicting that Apple is unlikely to use sapphire in this year's iPhones due to prohibited costs associated with producing the material in large quantities.
Apple has reportedly parted ways with DPR Construction and Skanska USA, the general contractors building its iconic spaceship headquarters known as Apple Campus 2.
Apple supplier Wistron will soon restart production at its factory in the Narasapura industrial area of Karnataka state following a riot over unpaid wages on December 12.
Apple is planning for additional expansion in its Reno data center, bringing additional data cluster buildings. However the company's plans for a downtown facility remain unknown.