iPhone 17 takes a big step towards mass production

The iPhone 17 is getting closer to mass production, as it takes an important step ahead of its eventual release this fall.iPhone prototypes go through many stages before mass production starts. The annual cycle for the main iPhone releases in September means that mass production of the iPhone has to occur during the summer. To get to that point of manufacturing, the year's iPhone has to pass through a number of stages to ensure production goes smoothly.According to a Monday report from DigiTimes, as spotted by MacRumors, at least of one the models has completed one of the early stages of pre-production testing. The report doesn't specify which models of the 2025 roster have done so, but that it was Engineering Validation Testing, or EVT. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums