Igeekphone News, April 29th: According to supply chain sources, at least one model of the iPhone 17 series has completed the Engineering Verification (EVT) test, which is a crucial step taken by Apple.
It is learned that the full name of EVT is “Engineering Verification Test”, which is the verification stage in the early stage of product development. At this stage, engineers need to design the product as an engineering sample and correct any possible design issues one by one to ensure the completeness of the design and avoid missing any specifications. At the same time, functional tests need to be conducted to comprehensively verify the sample.
According to the plan, after the iPhone 17 series completes the EVT stage, there are still two major stages, namely DVT (Design Verification Test) and PVT (Production Verification Test), followed. Finally, it enters large-scale mass production to prepare for the new product launch in September.
It is worth noting that after the EVT stage, Apple still has time to adjust some specifications of the iPhone 17 series. Previously, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will all come standard with 12GB However, Apple is still hesitant about whether to equip the standard version of iPhone 17 with 12GB of memory.
Ming-chi Kuo said that Apple will make the final decision after May. It is believed that it will be known in another month whether the standard version of iPhone 17 will have 8GB or 12GB of memory
In addition, the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air are expected to be equipped with the A19 chip, while the iPhone 17 Pro series is also equipped with the A19 Pro chip. Both of these two chips are manufactured based on TSMC’s 3nm process technology and both support Apple’s smart devices.